Running head: QUALITY HEALTHCARE MEASURING NURSE P 1
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR506NP: Healthcare Leadership and Policy
September, 2020
, QUALITY HEALTHCARE MEASURING NURSE PRACTITIONER PER 2
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Every person should have access to quality healthcare and feel confident in the care they
receive. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure the
quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards This paper will
discuss a performance measure developed by Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
(HEDIS) in which is a performance measurement tool that millions of health insurance
companies use (NCQA, 2019). Three patient interventions will be discussed, and information on
how a nurse practitioner (NP) would specifically measure the outcomes of the interventions
listed. This paper will include how the primary care interventions result in improved patient
outcomes and cost savings for the practice. Lastly, this paper will discuss how the interventions
resulted in improved patient ratings and a conclusion.
Patient Interventions
HEDIS has six domains of care in which performance in healthcare is measured. The
interventions discussed will be from the domain Effectiveness of Care (NCQA, 2019). The three
interventions selected from this domain are under prevention and screenings in which include:
breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, and colorectal screenings (NCQA, 2019).
As people age, screenings begin to play a significant role in their life. It is essential as
healthcare providers that we make sure our patients are educated about the screenings and the
importance of the screenings. Regardless of what the patient is being seen for, it should become a
regular part of their assessment to ask them if they have had their screenings. If the patient falls
within the age category or is high risk, and they have not had their screenings, it is important that
we must get those scheduled for them while they are there.
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR506NP: Healthcare Leadership and Policy
September, 2020
, QUALITY HEALTHCARE MEASURING NURSE PRACTITIONER PER 2
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Every person should have access to quality healthcare and feel confident in the care they
receive. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure the
quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards This paper will
discuss a performance measure developed by Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
(HEDIS) in which is a performance measurement tool that millions of health insurance
companies use (NCQA, 2019). Three patient interventions will be discussed, and information on
how a nurse practitioner (NP) would specifically measure the outcomes of the interventions
listed. This paper will include how the primary care interventions result in improved patient
outcomes and cost savings for the practice. Lastly, this paper will discuss how the interventions
resulted in improved patient ratings and a conclusion.
Patient Interventions
HEDIS has six domains of care in which performance in healthcare is measured. The
interventions discussed will be from the domain Effectiveness of Care (NCQA, 2019). The three
interventions selected from this domain are under prevention and screenings in which include:
breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, and colorectal screenings (NCQA, 2019).
As people age, screenings begin to play a significant role in their life. It is essential as
healthcare providers that we make sure our patients are educated about the screenings and the
importance of the screenings. Regardless of what the patient is being seen for, it should become a
regular part of their assessment to ask them if they have had their screenings. If the patient falls
within the age category or is high risk, and they have not had their screenings, it is important that
we must get those scheduled for them while they are there.
