How to measure quality and collect data
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, September 2, 2008
Many experts believe that the purpose of a hospitalist program is not simply to reduce the length of stay of patients, but to improve quality of care. With agencies such as the Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO) recommending that hospitals report performance data, hospitals are looking for effective ways to collect data and measure quality, particularly as pay-for-performance initiatives become more prevalent.
One method of collecting data is measuring the operational performance of an individual hospitalist. Quality officers can evaluate performance based on the following tracked data in a report card:
- Patient discharge times
- Readmission percentage
- Pre-op totals
- Total billed
- Number of admissions
- Number of night float admissions
- Total number of discharges
The above excerpt is adapted from Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program by Jeffrey R. Dichter, MD, FACP and Kenneth G. Simone, DO, published by HCPro, Inc.
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