Healthcare Out, Qual, Safety

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Key issues related to the current changes in health care outcomes will be analyzed and discussed. Conceptual frameworks used to demonstrate healthcare outcomes will be examined. Forces driving the development of current outcomes will be identified and justification of various outcomes will be addressed. The influence of select health care outcomes on nursing, advanced practice nursing, health care systems and policy formation will be examined and analyzed. Current practical approaches to developing valid and reliable statistical measures as well as standard tools such as H-CAHPS, HEDIS, relating to safety efficiency, timeliness, patient satisfaction, safety and equitable distribution of resources will be covered. Strategies to manage and transform healthcare delivery based on the health outcomes will be addressed.