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Week 5 Discussion: Patient Outcomes (graded)
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Purpose
This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).
- CO 5: Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO 8)
Discussion
Review the story at the link below before posting to the discussion:
Rau, J. (2015). Half of nation’s hospitals fail again to escape Medicare’s readmission penalties. Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from http://khn.org/news/half-of-nations-hospitals-fail-again-to-escape-medicares-readmission-penalties/ (Links to an external site.)
After you have finished, consider how you would respond to the following situation:
Your local hospital has received notice from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) regarding their readmission rates.
- As a BSN prepared nurse, you have been asked to serve as a consultant to suggest a new Quality (Performance) Improvement process for ONE of the areas of deficiency. Write some brief steps (suggestions) for improvement as you contemplate accepting the consulting opportunity.
- Share practice improvements utilized from your own clinical nursing experiences that have led to enhanced patient outcomes.
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WEEK 5 DISCUSSION: PATIENT OUTCOMES
Week 5 Discussion: Patient Outcomes
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Week 5 Discussion: Patient Outcomes
Strategies to reduce hospital admission are working, but they do not necessarily save
money. Many healthcare centers are tackling readmission issues by trying to address the root
cause of unnecessary repeat hospitalizations. However, in reality, admission is costly, and
eradicating the causes of readmission will save lots of money. To increase patient outc...
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