Develop plan for a change based on hospital data.
Go to the following website: HHS Hospital Compare website: (Links to an external site.)
Find data for three (3) area hospitals (one can be the hospital where you work and 2 other local hospitals- Cape coral-Fort Myers-Naples area, Florida). You will then compare this data to national and your state (Florida) data through the Hospital Compare site. You will need to explore this site to locate the comparison tables. You will need to click through several screens to get the required data. Select either the Survey of Patient’s Experiences OR the Timely and Effective Care tab to prepare your paper.
Your paper will focus on only the information within ONE TAB (Patient Care Experiences OR Timely & Effective Care).
Your paper will address the following information:
1. The purposes of the data collection by the U.S. government. Include information on the impact these scores have on hospital operations, finances, quality, safety.
2. Select one specific question (HCAHPS) or care issue from the collated results. Discuss results for your institution for the selected criteria from the nursing unit level perspective compared to the two (2) other local hospitals and state and national data. Include the data you found for this one question. Do not use all the hospitals in ONE system(i.e. You would not use Lee Memorial, Cape Coral Hospital, and Gulf Coast Hospital because they are all part of Lee Health). For example, can use Gulf Coast Medical center, NCH Hospital, and Physician Reginal. Did you identify a gap in practice that needs improvement and could improve the score?
3. Develop a concrete plan using Smart Goals from to improve the score you selected for change. This section should be the focus of your paper. YOU MUST USE THE INFORMATION (Plan-Do-Study-Act) (ATTACHED BELOW under files) TO DEVELOP PLAN
