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Activity Learning Outcomes

 

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

 

1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)

 

2. Critically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors (CO2)

 

3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings (CO3)

 

4. Analyze social, historical, ethical and political contexts of healthcare policies and advanced practice leadership (CO4)

 

5. Advocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (CO5)

 

Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.

 

Total Points Possible: 200

 

Requirements:

 

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards.

 

Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a performance measurement tool used by millions of health insurance plans. There are 6 domains of care:

 

· Effectiveness of Care.

 

· Access/Availability of Care.

 

· Experience of Care.

 

· Utilization and Risk Adjusted Utilization.

 

· Health Plan Descriptive Information.

 

· Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data Systems

 

You may access the 6 domains of care by clicking this link:

 

(NCQA, n.d.  https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/ Links to an external site. )

 

As an APN, productivity will be an important measurement for the practice to determine reimbursement and salary. Fee-for-service practices will require a set number of patients per day to maintain productivity. A capitated practice will require the APN to have a large panel of patients but also will focus on controlling costs. This can be accomplished through effective primary care that is accessible, convenient for the patients and has a method of measuring quality of care.

 

Write a formal paper in APA format with title page, introduction, the three required elements below, conclusion and reference page.

 

You are now employed as an NP in primary care.  Choose one performance measure from one of the six domains of care, i.e. Adult BMI Assessment, Prenatal and Postpartum care, etc.

 

Develop three different patient interventions for that one performance measure and how you would specifically implement the intervention and measure the outcomes for that particular performance measure in clinical practice.

 

How would these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and health care cost savings?

 

How can these interventions result in improved NP patient ratings?

 

Category	Points	%	Description
List and discuss three different patient interventions and how you would specifically measure the outcomes.	60	30%	From the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) website, discuss three patient interventions for the one performance measure. Develop a measurement tool to track patient outcomes.
How would these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice?	60	30%	Discuss how the interventions can result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice.
How can these interventions result in improved patient ratings?	60	30%	Discuss how these interventions can result in improved patient ratings (an NP’s patient scorecard).
	180	90%	Total CONTENT Points= 180 pts
Category	Points	%	Description
Clarity of Writing	10	5%	Excellent use of standard English showing original thought. No spelling or grammar errors. Well organized with proper flow of meaning.
APA Format	10	5%	APA format, grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.
	20	10%	Total FORMAT Points= 20 pts
	200	100%	ASSIGNMENT TOTAL= 200 points

 

USEFUL NOTES FOR:

 

1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)

 

Introduction

 

The goal of this unit is to provide nurses with strategies for using evidence-based practice principles (CO1) in their work. We will discuss how these principles can be applied to nursing practice and impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1).

 

Integrate knowledge of national/local/institutional health policies that directly affect care delivery, cost, reimbursement, and quality of life.

 

The first step in implementing holistic healthcare policies is to integrate knowledge of national, local and institutional health policies that directly affect care delivery, cost, reimbursement and quality of life.

 

National: In order for a nation’s government to achieve its goals for health reform it must understand the current state of affairs within its borders. This includes identifying gaps in service provision through research on what works best when it comes to providing high-quality care at low cost (CO1). A good example would be having better data available so that policymakers can make informed decisions when deciding on how best allocate resources across different types of services provided by hospitals or clinics within their local area such as emergency room visits versus doctor appointments or walk-in clinic visits versus urgent care centers; these decisions will help determine whether funding should go towards improving these areas or expanding them instead through new construction projects such as building new hospitals which often have very high start up costs due primarily because they require large amounts equipment such as MRI machines etcetera–these things tend not only require specialized training but also expensive equipment which may not otherwise exist within those institutions’ budgets year after year depending upon how much money has been allocated towards them thus far (CO2).”

 

Engage in policy development and advocacy to influence populations health and wellness

 

Engage in policy development and advocacy to influence populations health and wellness.

 

Who can engage in policy development and advocacy?

 

What are the benefits of engaging in policy development and advocacy?

 

Identify opportunities for influencing the development, implementation, and consequences of healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles

 

Identify opportunities for influencing the development, implementation, and consequences of healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles.

 

Healthcare policies directly affect care delivery, cost, reimbursement, and quality of life. The two most common types of healthcare policy are legislation and regulation. Legislation establishes public health objectives while regulation establishes performance standards or requirements (e.g., minimum staffing levels). Both actions can affect how providers deliver services or prescribe medications at the same time they may also influence what services will be covered by insurance plans in a given area or community.

 

Integrate knowledge of national, local and institutional health policies that directly affect care delivery, cost, reimbursement and quality of life.

 

Integrate knowledge of national, local and institutional health policies that directly affect care delivery, cost, reimbursement and quality of life.

 

Apply evidence-based practice principles (CO1) to develop strategies that impact those policies.

 

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals (e.g. legal and ethics committees) to interpret the impact of state or federal laws on nursing practice.

 

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals (e.g., legal and ethics committees) to interpret the impact of state or federal laws on nursing practice.

 

Develop an understanding of how state or federal laws affect nursing practice, including rules regarding informed consent, confidentiality, patient rights and responsibilities, medication administration and more.

 

Incorporate ethical principles into policy decisions (e.g., confidentiality or privacy concerns).

 

Principle #1: Incorporate ethical principles into policy decisions (e.g., confidentiality or privacy concerns).

 

Ethical principles are important in healthcare, as they help prevent unethical practices and harm to patients. As an example, if you have a patient who is unconscious and cannot consent to their own care or transfer to another facility without their consent, it would be unethical for you to do so without that person’s agreement first being obtained. In addition, ethical principles can help prevent harm to society by promoting the right balance between individual rights and community interests.

 

1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)

 

Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1).

 

Impact the development, implementation and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1).

 

Conclusion

 

As you can see, the evidence-based practice principles are a good starting point for holistic healthcare policy development. However, they do not provide a complete picture of what is required to implement or support these policies. In order to develop an evidence-based practice plan in collaboration with others (e.g., legal and ethics committees), nursing leaders will need to know how their organization can participate in policy discussions at this level, as well as whether there are opportunities for influencing policy decisions through advocacy efforts like lobbying (if applicable).