performance measurement data on common health conditions

35669Performance Measurement PowerPoint Slideshow Guidelines

Purpose
The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to locate and compare performance measurement data on common health conditions for the hospitals in your area. You will investigate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services websites and locate hospital compare data for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation and share the results of your findings. Opportunities for improving performance measurement indicators will be shared.

Directions

Review information found on the following website related to hospital compare http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalCompare.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Read the information carefully and then locate the following website. http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Search for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working ((my zip code is 48127). Type in your zip code. Select your hospital and two others. Select hospitals/facilities and choose compare. The idea is to review comparative data.

Click on the following topics to learn more.
Survey of patient’s experiences
Timely and effective care (focus your search on two of the conditions that apply to services provided at the hospitals)
Readmissions, complications, and deaths
Carefully read the information provided.

Develop a PowerPoint slideshow, Include the following, keeping in mind what all this data means.

Title slide with information pertinent to the course.
List reasons to recommend hospital compare to consumers (patients).
List reasons to recommend hospital compare to staff who may seek employment.
For the slides below, clearly label them as Hospital A, B, or C:
Summarize patient experiences data for each hospital.
Summarize timely and effective care data for two conditions.
Summarize data for readmissions and complications and deaths.
List recommendations for improving data for one selected facility.
Summarize what you learned from this experience.

Be creative.
Incorporate graphics, clip art, or photographs to increase interest.
Make easy to read with short bullet points and large font.