applying measurement tools

One example of a measurement tool is the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) comprehensive care measures. Review the components of HEDIS comprehensive diabetes care; then consider the following scenario.

You are a staff nurse working in a private primary care practice. It is a small practice with 2 MDs (internists), 2 nurses, 1 medical assistant, and an office staff for billing. There are approximately 1,000 patients in the practice. You have had no EHR until the last year, but all charts are manual, historically. Your physicians are starting to inquire about quality incentives, particularly regarding patients with diabetes. 

Take on the role of the staff nurse in the scenario and post an explanation of how you would go about finding out how many diabetics are in your practice and how many meet all components of HEDIS comprehensive diabetes care.

Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature. Your posts need to be written at the capstone level.

Notes Initial Post: This should be a 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use  evidence  Links to an external site. from the readings and include  in-text citations  Links to an external site. . Utilize  essay-level  Links to an external site. writing practice and skills, including the use of  transitional material  Links to an external site. and  organizational frames  Links to an external site. . Avoid quotes;  paraphrase  Links to an external site. to incorporate evidence into your own writing. A  reference list  Links to an external site. is required. Use the most  current evidence  Links to an external site. (usually ≤ 5 years old).