Week 5: Patient Outcomes

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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.)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.

 Details:

BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTED.  CITATION IN TEXT AND IN REFERENCE PAGE SHOULD BE DONE PROPERLY – APA FORMAT

View the scenario called “Critical Decision Making for Providers” found in the Allied Health Community media (http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt307v/allied-health-community/allied-health-community-v1.1.html)

In a 750-1,200 word paper, describe the scenario involving Mike, the lab technician, and answer the following questions:

1. What were the consequences of a failure to report?
2. What impact did his decision have on patient safety, on the risk for litigation, on the organization’s quality metrics, and on the workload of other hospital departments?
3. As Mike’s manager, what will you do to address the issue with him and ensure other staff members do not repeat the same mistakes?

USE HEADINGS FOR EACH TOPIC AS FOLLOWS FOR THE PPR

-INTRODUCTION

– Consequences of failure to report

– Impact on patient safety 

– Impact on risk for litigation

– Impact on organization quality

– Impact on metrics

-Impact on workload of other hospital departments

– Addressing the issues

– CONCLUSION

A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. PLS SEE RUBRIC ATTACHMENT Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. SIMILARITY INDEX SHOULD NOT EXCEED 15%!