[Solved] Week 5

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

**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)](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/) 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

Select one [NCQA HEDIS measure](https://chamberlain.instructure.com/courses/191007/files/39014758?wrap=1) related to your future practice area. Use the [Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures Worksheet](https://chamberlain.instructure.com/courses/191007/files/39014775?wrap=1) to complete the assignment.

1. Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
2. Provide reference support from at least three scholarly resources according to [program expectations](https://mychamberlain.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/sites/StudentResourceCenter/Shared%20Documents/Program%20Page%20Documents/NP/NP%20Program%20Expectations%20for%20Scholarly%20Resources%203_2023.pdf?csf=1&web=1&e=8h7S8a). Include in-text citations in APA format when applicable.
3. Abide by Chamberlain University's academic integrity policy.

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

1. **Identification of the Selected Measure**

– Identify the selected performance measure and provide the full description of the measure.
– Analyze the selected measure for clinical significance and evidence base considering both short term and long-term clinical significance.
– Describe practical implications for clinical nurse practitioner practice.
– Provide support from at least one scholarly source as defined by the NP program expectations.

– **2.Implementation Planning**
– Develop a detailed quality improvement plan for implementing the selected measure in your current or future practice, including:
– Specific strategies for client education
– Clinical workflow integration – roles and responsibilities
– Documentation – roles and responsibilities
– Provide support from at least one scholarly source as defined by the NP program expectations.

– 3. **Measurement**
– Identify a tool or data collection technique to measure the outcomes of implementing the selected measure. Provide a detailed description of pre- and post-implementation measurement describing roles and responsibilities.
– Describe how the tool can be successfully implemented in NP clinical practice.
– Provide support from at least one scholarly source as defined by the NP program expectations.

– 4. **Application to Practice**
– Discuss in detail how the interventions can improve client outcomes.
– Discuss in detail how the interventions can improve cost savings for the practice in both the short-term and the long-term.
– Discuss in detail how the interventions can improve client ratings (an NP’s patient scorecard).
– Provide support from at least one scholarly source as outlined in the NP program’s expectations.

– 5. **Reflection**
– Reflect on the importance of using NCQA HEDIS measures in NP clinical practice.
– Identify two key takeaways to apply to your current or future practice.

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