Patient Outcomes
April 8, 2022/in nursing coursework help /by Shem
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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.
Textbook:
Finkelman, A., 2016 Leadership and Management for Nurses: Core Competencies for Quality Care (3rd Edition), Pearson Learning Solutions, Boston, MA
& Two outside scholarly sources to be referenced within the last 10 years
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Patient Outcomes Posted on April 8, 2022 in Nursing Coursework Help by Shem
59
100/100
Before contributing to the discussion, please read the following story:
J. Rau (2015). Half of the nation’s hospitals fail once more to avoid Medicare’s readmission penalties. News from Kaiser Permanente. http://khn.org/news/half-of-nations-hospitals-fail-again-to-elude-medicares-readmission-penalties/ (This is a link to another website.) External links are provided.
After you’ve finished, consider how you’d react to the following scenario:
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) has notified your local hospital about 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
