Benefits and Challenges of Using Open Educational Resources
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NURS 6565: Quality and Cost Measurements As nurse practitioners continue to expand
their role in delivering health care, it is imperative for NPs to provide the data and evidence
to demonstrate the impact of NP care on patient outcomes. There are several challenges
that advanced practice nurses face to provide quality care and meet productivity goals of an
organization. This week it is important to explore the connection of quality care and
performance measures. Some questions to consider as we discuss this topic are: Why are
quality measures important? What is the difference between quality measures and
performance indicators? What performance measures are used for NP productivity? Why
are incentive plans used in clinical organizations? To prepare: Read the article, An Incentive
Plan for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Impact on Provider and Organizational
Outcomes, by Catherine A. Rhodes, Mavis Bechtle, and Molly McNett (2015), , Buppert , C.
2015 Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance and other articles provided Explore
quality measures and identify at least one clinical performance measure, such as the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) To Complete Post 1 to 2 pages on : An
explanation of the importance of quality measures using the clinical performance measure
you identified as an example. Then, identify the performance measures used for NP
productivity in Rhodes, Bechtle, and McNett (2015) article. Finally, share your opinion on
incentive payment for care, including external motivators and at least one business
model. REFERENCES Rhodes, C. A., Bechtle, M., & McNett, M. (2015). An Incentive Plan for
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Impact on Provider and Organizational Outcomes.
Nursing Economics, 33(3), 125-131. Buppert, C. (2015). Measuring Nurse Practitioner
Performance. In Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide (5th ed.) (469 –
478). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Hain, D., & Fleck, L. M. (2014). Barriers to NP practice
that impact healthcare redesign. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing,
19(2). Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). Evidence-Based
Practice. In Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (5th ed.) (237-262). St.
Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. Stanik-Hutt, J., Newhouse, R. P., White, K. M., Johantgen, M.,
Bass, E. B., Zangaro, G., . . . Weiner, J. P. (2013). The Quality and Effectiveness of Care
Provided by Nurse Practitioners. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 9(8), 492-500.
doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2013.07.004