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National Database Of Nursing Quality Indicators, May Schomer
National Database Of Nursing Quality Indicators, May Schomer
Nursing Posters
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) was launched by American Nursing Association (ANA) in 1998, with an initial set of ten quality indicators that assessed the quality of patient care. The continued mission of the NDNQI's is to improve patient care and safety by providing evidence based national research to nurses by comparing nursing care data and the connection this data has on patient outcomes. A relationship between patient outcomes and nurse staffing practices was noted, but further data collection was needed to appraise the quality of nursing care on each hospital unit in order to assess, evaluate and …
Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Specific Orientation, Joyce Belanger, Becky Kastanek
Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Specific Orientation, Joyce Belanger, Becky Kastanek
Nursing Posters
CMS has specific requirements for all Inpatient Rehab Facilities. Data collection in the form of FIM "Functional Independence Measure" is one of them. Due to these requirements, it was felt that we needed to provide further education to our new hire staff from all disciplines.
What The Heck Is Value-Based Purchasing??, Centracare Health
What The Heck Is Value-Based Purchasing??, Centracare Health
Nursing Posters
Medicare has changed the way hospitals get paid. The new payment program is called Value-Based Payments (VBP). VBP is made up of two parts: incentives & penalities.