Assignment task:
Expand each domain and review the performance measures under each HEDIS domain. Choose one NCQA HEDIS performance measure related to your future practice area.
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication
1. Identification of the Selected Performance Measure
- Identify the selected performance measure.
- Analyze the selected performance measure for clinical significance and evidence base.
- Describe practical implications for practice.
- Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
2. Implementation Planning:
- Develop a quality improvement plan for implementing the selected performance measure in your current or future practice, including:
- Strategies for client education
- Clinical workflow integration
3. Documentation:
4. Measurement
- Identify a tool or data collection technique to measure the outcomes of implementing the selected performance measure. (e.g. survey, statistical analysis, etc.)
- Describe how the tool can be successfully implemented.
- Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
5. Application to Practice
- Discuss how the interventions can improve client outcomes.
- Discuss how the interventions can improve cost savings for the practice.
- Discuss how the interventions can improve client ratings (an NP's patient scorecard).
- Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
6. Reflection
- Reflect on the importance of using NCQA HEDIS performance measures in clinical practice.
- Identify two key takeaways to apply to your current or future practice.