Ongoing monitoring

  Select a diagnostic or procedural topic relevant to patient care that would be suitable for a quality assessment and improvement project. Prepare a two- to three-page paper in which you • Define the purpose or focus of the assessment process. (Ask: What are we trying to accomplish?) • Develop at least four key indicators or parameters (performance measures) for the selected topic that provide data to support the purpose or focus of the assessment process. (Ask: What will tell us that a change is an improvement?) Use resources on this topic to help decide which indicators to use. Indicators may include, but are not limited to, o Admission criteria or suggested population o Continued-stay review criteria o History of illness o Lab values o Symptomatology or indications for the disease or procedure o Vital signs o Medications o Ongoing monitoring o Length of stay o Type of treatment o Complications or management of care o Comorbidities o Management (for example, of therapy or education) o Discharge planning Your Clinical Quality Assessment and Improvement paper