NUR 630 Week 6: Quality Data Sources

NUR 630 Week 6: Quality Data Sources

Assessment Description

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, link provided below. Select five data sources from this report and fill in the required components on the “Quality Data Sources Organizer.”

https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/index.html

 

 

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 Sample Course Work : Quality Data Sources Organizer

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
National Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Database	Composite measures summarizing consumer experiences on: i)                   Getting needed care ii)                 Getting care quickly iii)               Doctors’ communication iv)               Health plan information and customer service	Various population segments primarily adults, children, and children with chronic conditions. Others include Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare managed care beneficiaries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2021).	Age, gender, ethnicity/race, education, and religion.	Annual	Primary: data is collected via CAHPS surveys.	It can be used to improve consumer care experiences and communication between health care professionals. Communication affects patient-provider relationships and interprofessional collaboration ( Honavar, 2018).
CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)	State-specific data on preventive health practices across states, risk behaviors triggering chronic diseases, and preventable infectious diseases.	BFRSS targets U.S. civilian non-institutionalized populations over 18 years residing in households (AHRQ, 2021).	Population’s age, gender, race, and education. It also collects data on income, employment, and marriage status.	Monthly data collection but annual distribution.	Primary: data is collected via cell phone surveys	Health care providers and researchers can use the information to study people’s vulnerabilities to illnesses and distribution of chronic health conditions. Preventive health services are critical to reducing illnesses, death, and injuries (Levine et al., 2019). Governments can study such patterns and develop appropriate empowerment and educational programs.
National HIV/AIDS Surveillance System	HIV exposure/transmission mode, case definition category, and other valuable information (AHRQ, 2021).	Population in all 50 states and territories.	Age, gender, ethnicity, residence (state and county), birth country, and whether alive ( AHRQ, 2021)	Data collection is continuous.	Primary source: state and local health departments collect data.	The government might use the information to assess progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS and intensify efforts/support where necessary.
National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS)	Information about basic computerized capacities, safety properties, information exchange, patient engagement and other essentials such as population management and payment systems.	Target population includes office-based physicians in the U.S. and their practices.	Physician’s age and specialization area, practice size, region, metropolitan status of the practice, etc.	Annual	Primary source: data is collected through web, postal mail, and telephone (AHRQ, 2021).	Information can be used to evaluate physicians’ adoption of EHR systems and compliance with the HITECH Act which emphasizes privacy and protection of patient data in EHR records (Alexander et al., 2019; Lin et al., 2019).
National Immunization Survey – Child (NIS-Child)	Vaccination status and timing for various diseases such as rubella, acellular pertussis, and diphtheria (AHRQ, 2021).	Children aged 19 to 35 months living in the United States.	Gender, income, location, race/ethnicity, and regions (four U.S. Census Bureau regions).	Quarterly samples that are reported annually.	Primary data source: it is a continuous nationwide telephone sample survey.	Information can be used to monitor vaccination coverage rates. Governments can use the information to initiate and support vaccination for children campaigns.

References

AHRQ. (2021). 2021 National healthcare quality and disparities report data sources. https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-datasources.pdf

Alexander, S., Frith, K. H., & Hoy, H. (Eds.). (2019). Applied clinical informatics for nurses (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Honavar, S. G. (2018). Patient-physician relationship – Communication is the key. Indian journal of Ophthalmology, 66(11), 1527–1528. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1760_18

Levine, S., Malone, E., Lekiachvili, A., & Briss, P. (2019). Health care industry insights: Why the use of preventive services is still low. Preventing Chronic Disease, 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180625

Lin, Y. K., Lin, M., & Chen, H. (2019). Do electronic health records affect quality of care? Evidence from the HITECH Act. Information Systems Research, 30(1), 306-318. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2018.0813 . NUR 630 Week 6: Quality Data Sources