National Hospital Quality Measures Data

Abstract

With the emergence of so many methodologies for generating comparison data and with the growing accountability demands from so many sectors (each, seemingly, with its own preferred comparative methodology), nurses and quality improvement professionals may feel as if they have many masters to serve. This article outlines the Maryland Hospital Association's Quality Indicator Project's approach to working with quality improvement professionals to build their understanding of comparative data and help them determine which data analysis tools best fit their reporting needs.

Implementing a Centralized Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Management Initiative in a Community Hospital

“…4,5,7,9,11,[13][14][15] Standards for graphic display incorporated benchmarks or internally set goals and trend lines as recommended in performance measurement literature 6,[16][17][18] and as required by Magnet. The development of the elements for graphic display, NSI report and response forms, and online NSI print and post dashboards was guided by relevant literature.…”