Core Measures

1. Core Measures A Resource Guide for Nurses: Solving the Puzzle of Implementing Core Measures into Patient Care Quality Care and Patient Safety

2. Overview • Ice-Breaker • Snowballs • What are Core Measures? • The measure,rationale, and strategies for success for each one. • The Impact • Patients • Facility • Community • Closure • Puzzles & Appreciation Quality Care and Patient Safety

3. What are Core Measures? Why are they important? http://adulted.about.com/od/icebreakers/qt/snowballfight.htm Snowball fight Quality Care and Patient Safety

4. Core Measure-SCIP • SCIP • Surgical Care Improvement Project • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

5. Core Measure-AMI • AMI • Acute Myocardial Infarction • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

6. Core Measure-CAP • CAP • Community acquired Pneumonia • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

7. Core Measure-STROKE • STROKE • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

8. Core Measure-HF • HF • Heart Failure • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

9. Core Measure-VTE • VTE • Venous Thromboembolism • Measure • Rationale • Strategies for Success Quality Care and Patient Safety

10. IMPACT • Patients • Quality Care/Safety • Evidenced Based Care • Facility • Balanced Score Card • Cost • Community • PSMS scores improve Quality Care and Patient Safety

11. Future planning Small group activity Make a puzzle www.http//enasco.com/product/9709884#details How will we incorporate Core Measures into our practice? Appreciation Thanks! Questions? Comments? Wrap-Up Quality Care and Patient Safety