NUR_630 Assessment Description

NUR_630 Assessment Description

 

Assessment Description

            The demand for quality in the healthcare department has resulted in, among other things collecting population-related data that can be used to improve the patient care services. The implication is that health care organizations have to use quality data when making decisions to improve care. One of such sources is the source created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The National Healthcare Quality and Disparity Report is key in revealing the weaknesses and strengths of the U.S healthcare system. Therefore, the purpose of this assignment is to explore the database and select five data sources from the report and fill them in the quality data source organizer.

Quality Data SourcesOrganizer

Data Source	Primary Content	Population Targeted	Demographic Data	Schedule	Is This a Source of Primary or Secondary Data?	How / When / Where the Information Might Be Used
Healthcare costs and utilization	This source has over one hundred nonclinical and clinical variables such as procedures, diagnoses, teaching status, region, ownership, hospital size, total charges, source of payments, discharge status, length of stay, ethnicity, race, gender, and age. (AHRQ, 2017)	The targeted populations are U.S citizens or foreigners using community, non-rehabilitation, and non-Federal hospitals in the USA	The demographic data include people’s age, gender, region, urbanized location, ZIP code median household income, expected primary payer, and ethnicity/race.	The schedule is annual.	The source is secondary as the information is collected from other sources.	The information can be used in the hospital to find out the information about a patient getting discharged. For instance, if the discharge is against the principles of quality care or not.
National Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Benchmarking Database	The primary content of the data surveys that report various questions in four categories such as customer services and health plan information, how well the physicians communicate, getting care fast, and getting the wanted care ( Ahmedov et al., 2021)	Targets a range of populations such as me children, adults, and children with Medicare managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, and chronic conditions	The demographic data include individual’s region, ethnicity, race, education, gender, and age.	Annual	This is secondary as it obtains data from other sources, such as studies performed by others.	The polls are used in reflecting shifts in how the services are offered and the CMS bills.
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)	Has data collected from various sources such as tests performed or order for a patient during the visit, selected procedures, drugs provided, orders or continues, a patient’s reasons for visiting a provider, the provider has seen and diagnoses ( Najmabadi et al., 2020).	Offering the national estimates of office visits. So it targets patient visits	Patient ethnicity, race, gender, and patient age.	Annual.	This source is secondary.	It can be used in helping the universal healthcare workers to improve expertise and force enforce health.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System	This source has state-specific data on risk behaviors and preventive health practices connected to preventable infections, diseases, injuries, and chronic conditions in the adult population.	The population targeted is the US civilian noninstitutionalized individuals who are at least eighteen years of age and reside in households.	The demographic data include individual’s marital status, employment status,  household income, ethnicity/race, educational attainment, age, and gender ( Merrick et al., 2018)	Annual but data collected monthly.	This  is a primary source as data is collected through a survey system	This source is applied by the government in resolving immediate and evolving health issues. For example, tracking vaccines.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)	This source contains information such as environmental exposures and health and related risk factors	The targeted population are the US civilian noninstitutionalized resident population of the USA	The demographic data include an individual’s occupation, income, place of birth, educational level, race, age, and gender( Rosinger et al., 2018).	Annually from the year 1999 and data releases occurring in a two-year cycle.	This is also a secondary data source.	This data is used in various areas. For example, the university research department uses nutritional data in examining the dietary conditions of the aged.

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Conclusion

Various quality data sources have been explored and discussed under different categories. The following sources have been discussed, Healthcare costs and utilization, National Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Benchmarking Database, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Majority of the sources are secondary.

References

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2017). National healthcare quality and disparities report. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr17/index.html.

Ahmedov, M., Pourat, N., Liu, H., & Hays, R. D. (2021). Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) survey of experiences with ambulatory healthcare for Asians and non-Hispanic Whites in the United States. Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 5(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00303-3.

Merrick, M. T., Ford, D. C., Ports, K. A., & Guinn, A. S. (2018). Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences from the 2011-2014 behavioral risk factor surveillance system in 23 states. JAMA pediatrics, 172(11), 1038-1044. https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2537&utm_campaign=articlePDF%26utm_medium=articlePDFlink%26utm_source=articlePDF%26utm_content=jamapediatrics.2018.2537

Najmabadi, S., Honda, T. J., & Hooker, R. S. (2020). Collaborative practice trends in US physician office visits: an analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), 2007–2016. BMJ open, 10(6), e035414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035414.

Rosinger, A. Y., Herrick, K. A., Wutich, A. Y., Yoder, J. S., & Ogden, C. L. (2018). Disparities in plain, tap and bottled water consumption among US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2014. Public health nutrition, 21(8), 1455-1464. doi:10.1017/S1368980017004050

The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with various data sources used by health care organizations to obtain quality data. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) creates an annual report, the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, which assesses the performance of the U.S. health care system. This report identifies strengths and weaknesses of the health care system in addition to disparities for access to health care and quality of health care. The report is based on more than 250 measures of quality and disparities, and it covers a broad range of health care services and settings.

Access the most current report using the “National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports” AHRQ website, provided in the topic Resources. Select five data sources from this report and fill in the required components on the “Quality Data Sources Organizer.”

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