Assignment: Outcome Measurements & Tools
Read the following attachments:
The Relationship Between Evidence-Based Practices and Emergency Department Managers' Perceptions on Quality of Care for Self-Harm Patients
Practicing Healthcare Professionals' Evidence-Based Practice Competencies: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Watch the YouTube video: "Allied Health: Evidence-Based Practice".
Measurements are part of process changes and quality improvements. However, measurements alone do not create improvements. A quality improvement system should include a data collection mechanism, valid and reliable measures of outcomes, and a collection of tools or methodologies with ongoing efforts. It is also vital that the measurement strategies will accurately capture whether the evidence-based care has been delivered to the patients.
In 300 to 400 words:
A. Describe the role of continuous quality improvement in health care outcomes.
B. Assess the importance of evidence-based practice in improving quality of care. Be sure to provide an example of evidence-based practice.
C. Discuss challenges in collecting and analyzing quantitative data in measuring quality outcomes.
D. Discuss how the Quality Improvement Measure "Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital" under the "Survey of Patients' Experiences" category relates.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, and typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
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