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moongchi

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on: Jul 8, 2018
The monitoring of quality of care is often a mandate from federal agencies in order for home health agencies to be certified.
 
  The Outcomes and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) measures outcomes for quality improvement and client satisfaction with care. The first stage, data analysis: 1. Enables an agency to compare its performance to a national sample
  2. Forces home health agencies to report their data on patient care to a national regi-stry
  3. Requires stabilization of a patient's condition in order to continue to receive funding
  4. Allows home health nurses a program to record data and findings

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The team approach to solving problems and locating opportunities for system improvement involves five steps. The first step is to discover what could be the most important accom-plishments of the team and what changes are desirable.
 
  The best method of accomplishing step one is to: 1. Compare job descriptions.
  2. Analyze mission and goals.
  3. Brainstorm.
  4. Develop charts and diagrams.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The first stage, data analysis, enables an agency to compare its performance to a national sample, identify factors that may affect outcomes, and identify final outcomes that show improvement in or stabilization of a client's condition.

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The best method of discovering what could be the most important accomplishments of the team and what changes are desirable is brainstorming.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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