Question: Directions
1. Review information found on the following website related to hospital compare.
2. Read the information carefully and then locate the following website.
3. Search for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working or had your prelicensure clinical experiences. Type in your zip code. Select your hospital and two others. Select hospitals/facilities and choose compare. If you live in a remote area and there are no hospitals listed within a 50-mile radius, select a zip code for a family member or a close friend who does not live near you. The idea is to review comparative data.
4. Click on the following topics to learn more.
• Survey of patient's experiences
• Timely and effective care (focus your search on two of the conditions that apply to services provided at the hospitals)
• Readmissions, complications, and deaths
5. Carefully read the information provided.
6. Develop a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 8-10 slides. Include the following, keeping in mind what all this data means.
• Title slide with information pertinent to the course.
• List reasons to recommend the website Hospital Compare to consumers (patients).
• List reasons to recommend the website Hospital Compare to staff who may seek employment.
7. For the slides below, clearly label the name of each hospital:
• Summarize patient experiences data for each hospital.
• Summarize timely and effective care data for two conditions.
• Summarize data for readmissions and complications and deaths.
• List recommendations for improving data for one selected facility.
• Summarize what you learned from this experience.
Information related to above question is enclosed below:
Attachment:- Directions.rar