Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Instructions

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) ensures the quality of client care using defined standards. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)Links to an external site. is a performance measurement tool millions of health insurance plans use. HEDIS includes six domains of care:

• Effectiveness of Care
• Access/Availability of Care
• Experience of Care
• Utilization and Risk Adjusted Utilization
• Health Plan Descriptive Information
• Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data Systems

Expand each domain and review the performance measures under each HEDIS domain. Choose one NCQA HEDIS performance measure related to your future practice area. Use the Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures WorksheetLinks to an external site. to complete the assignment.

Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).

1. Identification of the Selected Performance Measure
   1. Identify the selected performance measure.
   2. Analyze the selected performance measure for clinical significance and evidence base.
   3. Describe practical implications for practice.
   4. Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
2. Implementation Planning
   1. Develop a quality improvement plan for implementing the selected performance measure in your current or future practice, including:
      1. Strategies for client education
      2. Clinical workflow integration
      3. Documentation
   2. Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
3. Measurement
   1. Identify a tool or data collection technique to measure the outcomes of implementing the selected performance measure. (e.g. survey, statistical analysis, etc.)
   2. Describe how the tool can be successfully implemented.
   3. Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
4. Application to Practice
   1. Discuss how the interventions can improve client outcomes.
   2. Discuss how the interventions can improve cost savings for the practice.
   3. Discuss how the interventions can improve client ratings (an NP’s patient scorecard).
   4. Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
5. Reflection
   1. Reflect on the importance of using NCQA HEDIS performance measures in clinical practice.
   2. Identify two key takeaways to apply to your current or future practice.

Solution

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