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Running Head: Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR506NP: Healthcare Leadership and Policy
March 2020
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Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was created to ensure and
improve the quality of healthcare and measure patient outcomes with set standards. Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is the most widely used healthcare performance
measurement tool comprised of six domains of care including effectiveness of Care, access and
availability of care, experience of care, utilization and risk adjusted utilization, health plan
descriptive information and measures collected using electronic clinical data systems. This paper
will discuss adult BMI assessment from HEIDIS effectiveness of care prevention and screening
domain. Furthermore, three patient interventions will be identified, and specific implementation
and measurement of outcomes will be identified for each intervention.
Patient Interventions
Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) assessment is defined as the percent of patients aged 18 to
74 years of age with a documented weight and BMI (MacLean, 2018). Assessment and
monitoring of patients BMI is significant for managing weight and the health conditions
associated with weight (MacLean, 2018). BMI is the most useful measure of overweight and
obese individuals in a population (NCQA, 2018). Assessment and monitoring of adult BMI is
beneficial in helping healthcare professionals (HCP) identify those at risk for being overweight
and obese and can help them achieve and maintain a healthier weight.
The first patient intervention for adult BMI assessment is obtain and document weight,
height and BMI for all outpatient visits. This can be done by updating electronic medical record
(EMR) to automatically calculate a patients BMI from entered height and weight. Many HCP fail
to document patient’s height, weight and BMI due to time constraints or forgetfulness. With
Running Head: Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR506NP: Healthcare Leadership and Policy
March 2020
, 2
Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
Quality Healthcare: Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was created to ensure and
improve the quality of healthcare and measure patient outcomes with set standards. Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is the most widely used healthcare performance
measurement tool comprised of six domains of care including effectiveness of Care, access and
availability of care, experience of care, utilization and risk adjusted utilization, health plan
descriptive information and measures collected using electronic clinical data systems. This paper
will discuss adult BMI assessment from HEIDIS effectiveness of care prevention and screening
domain. Furthermore, three patient interventions will be identified, and specific implementation
and measurement of outcomes will be identified for each intervention.
Patient Interventions
Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) assessment is defined as the percent of patients aged 18 to
74 years of age with a documented weight and BMI (MacLean, 2018). Assessment and
monitoring of patients BMI is significant for managing weight and the health conditions
associated with weight (MacLean, 2018). BMI is the most useful measure of overweight and
obese individuals in a population (NCQA, 2018). Assessment and monitoring of adult BMI is
beneficial in helping healthcare professionals (HCP) identify those at risk for being overweight
and obese and can help them achieve and maintain a healthier weight.
The first patient intervention for adult BMI assessment is obtain and document weight,
height and BMI for all outpatient visits. This can be done by updating electronic medical record
(EMR) to automatically calculate a patients BMI from entered height and weight. Many HCP fail
to document patient’s height, weight and BMI due to time constraints or forgetfulness. With
