HEALTHCARE

ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY... 2-3 PAGES.... I LIVE IN HOUSTON TEXAS USED THE HOSPITALS IN MY AREA..... APA FORMAT

HARM EVENTS IN YOUR AREA....

 

Patient harm events happen at an alarming rate, but resources are available to consumers to help them make informed decisions about the care they receive. Being an informed consumer of health care will not only help you protect yourself, but your family and friends, as well. In the following assignment, you review patient safety and quality of care performance measures at institutions in your own area. You analyze the data for similarities and differences, in order to become a better health care consumer.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the Learning Resources for the last two weeks.
• Research health care quality and safety at institutions in your area utilizing the following websites. If you do not live within the U.S., please choose a region of the country, and hospitals in that area. (Consult your professor if you are not in the U.S. and have trouble locating three hospitals.)

Medicare.gov: Hospital Compare

The Joint Commission: Quality Check

To complete this Assignment, write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• Choose three hospitals in your area for which data exists in both websites. Identify three measures of patient quality and safety from the websites.
• Compare and contrast each hospital's performance to the other hospitals within and between the two websites.
• Provide possible explanations for any disparities and/or similarities in the records.
• Analyze the most striking features of the statistics you reviewed.
• Explain how you would use this information to make decisions about your own health care.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources, as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

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RESOURCES

 

Introduction to healthcare quality management
Chapter 2, "Quality Management Building Blocks" (pp. 13–16)
Chapter 8, "Improving Patient Safety"

National Quality Forum. (2008). Serious reportable events (SREs) transparency, accountability critical to reducing medical errors and harm. Retrieved from http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2008/10/Serious_Reportable_Events.aspx

Serious Reportable Events (SREs) Transparency, Accountability Critical to Reducing Medical Errors and Harm (2008). Copyright 2008 by National Quality Forum. Used by permission.

Iyer, P. (1/30/2012). Amanda Trujillo: Nurse fired for being a patient advocate. Retrieved from: http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/news/2012/may/trujillo.html

The Joint Commission. (2009, November 27). Speak up: Tips for your doctor's visit. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/speakup_doctors_visit.pdf

"Tips for your Doctor's Visit," from SpeakUP. Copyright 2011 by The Joint Commission. Reprinted by permission.

The Joint Commission. (2011, January 18). Speak up: Help prevent errors in your care. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/speakup.pdf

"Help Prevent Errors in your Care," from SpeakUP. Copyright 2011 by The Joint Commission. Reprinted by permission.

The Joint Commission. (2009, July 21). To prevent health care errors, patients are urged to...SPEAK UP. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/IC_Poster.pdf

The Joint Commission. (July 21, 2009). Speak Up: Help Prevent Errors in Your Care (Poster). In The Joint Commission. Retrieved March 18, 2011, from http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/SpeakUp_Poster.pdf.

Medicare.gov: Hospital Compare

The Joint Commission: Quality Check

Aspden, P., Wolcott, J., Bottmann, J., & Cronenwett, R. (2007). Preventing medication errors: Quality chasm series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://iom.edu/Reports/2006/Preventing-Medication-Errors-Quality-Chasm-Series.aspx

Read the report, "Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series," by selecting the button on the right side of the screen titled, Read Report Online for Free.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.). Patient safety primer: Never events. Retrieved from http://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer.aspx?primerID=3

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.). Patient safety primer: The role of the patient in safety. Retrieved from http://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer.aspx?primerID=17

Inskeep, S. (Host). (2010, January 5). Atul Gawande's 'checklist' for surgery success. In Morning Edition [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122226184&ps=cprs

Note: Click on "Listen to the Story" to listen to the audio podcast.

Seabrook, A. (Host). (2007, December 7). Doctor saved Michigan 00 million. In All Things Considered [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17060374

Note: Click on "Listen to the Story" to listen to the audio podcast.

The Joint Commission. (2008, March 28). Better safe than sorry—You the smart patient [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJointCommission#p/c/2/Lvmv7OGE4XA

Chen, J. (Host). (2008, January, 29). Drug labels often get confused. In The Early Show [Online video broadcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3763921n&tag=related;photovideo

The Joint Commission. (2009, July 21). Have the doctor draw you a picture—You the smart patient [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJointCommission#p/c/A08A42DCA167B8E8/3/fFeAehqy1ZE

Dentzer, S. (Host). (2005, February 7). Medical errors. In The News Hour with Jim Lehrer [Video podcast]. [Transcript]. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june05/errors_2-7.html#

Axelrod, J. (Reporter). (2005, May 18). Medical mistakes stagnate. In CBS Evening News [Online video broadcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=696369n&tag=mncol;lst;3

The Joint Commission. (2009, March 12). No more flowers—You the smart patient [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJointCommission#p/c/0/R5wNdugiTbI

CBSNews.com. (2009, August 10). Preventing medical mistakes. In The Early Show [Online video broadcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5229309n&tag=mncol;lst;1

The Joint Commission. (2008, April 4). Staying safe in the hospital—You the smart patient [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJointCommission#p/c/1/EN0ttsvmVck

Kroft, S. (Reporter). (2008, August 24). The wrong medicine. In 60 Minutes [Online video broadcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4378494n&tag=related;photovideo

The Joint Commission: Speak Up Initiatives

AHRQ: Patient Safety Network PSNet

ModernHealthcare.com: Never Events Tracking System

FDA Video Webcast Center

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

National Quality Forum (NQF)