Use the following resources for this assignment:
- Hospital Compare website
Choose an organization from the Hospital Compare website.
Review your selected hospital’s quality measures and performance data outlined in the tabs on the Hospital Profile.
- The available quality measures include:
- Survey of patients’ experience
- Timely & effective care
- Readmissions, complications & death
- Use of medical imaging
- Medicare payment
- Number of Medicare patients
Select a quality measure as the basis for this assignment.
*Be sure to select a quality measure that displays current hospital performance data.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you:
- Describe your selected quality measure, including all sub-categories.
- Perform a GAP analysis of your hospital’s performance data by comparing them to State and National averages.
- Interpret your GAP analysis results and explain their significance as they relate to the hospital’s performance.
- Create a graphic comparison of actual performance versus state and national averages.
- Propose recommendations to fill any gaps that exist along with a timeframe for completion.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
DHA 713 WEEK 3 Quality Measures Analysis
Use the following resources for this assignment:
- Hospital Compare website
Choose an organization from the Hospital Compare website.
Review your selected hospital’s quality measures and performance data outlined in the tabs on the Hospital Profile.
- The available quality measures include:
- Survey of patients’ experience
- Timely & effective care
- Readmissions, complications & death
- Use of medical imaging
- Medicare payment
- Number of Medicare patients
Select a quality measure as the basis for this assignment.
*Be sure to select a quality measure that displays current hospital performance data.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you:
- Describe your selected quality measure, including all sub-categories.
- Perform a GAP analysis of your hospital’s performance data by comparing them to State and National averages.
- Interpret your GAP analysis results and explain their significance as they relate to the hospital’s performance.
- Create a graphic comparison of actual performance versus state and national averages.
- Propose recommendations to fill any gaps that exist along with a timeframe for completion.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
