Chapter 7,10,22,5,6 Flashcards
(75 cards)
Evidentialism
Framework for understanding how research evidence and patient concert, history, family, etc. are used in a decision making process by the clinicians to determine an EBP POC
Central themes of evidentialism
1) clinicians must find and now info upon which decisions are made
2) decisions are based on current evidence
5 underlying assumptions
1) decisions=justified if result from responsible behavior
2) external evidence isn’t always enough
3) as ex. evidence changes, the decision makers should too
4) clinical wisdom- decisions made from external evidence depend on validity, reliability, and applicability
5) belief without external evidence is unjustified
McCracken and Corrigan 3 skill sets
clinical, technical, organizational
Clinical skill set
knowledge, skills, experience related to direct experience with clients
Technical skill set
formulating questions, conducting an electronic search, evaluating validity and reliability
Organizational skill set
teamwork, organizational design and development, and leadership
Quality improvement
used to ID and resolve performance deficiencies, fixes something broken, compares current performance to a standard, focuses on outcomes in the delivery of care
Quality assurance
planned, systematic activities that assure quality requirements of a product/service are fulfilled (toaster warranty)
Quality control
observation techniques used to fulfill quality requirements (every toaster is up to the same requirements-are we doing what we are supposed to be doing)
Ellwood
Outcomes management-what is best for the patient and how do we get there
Ellwood’s priniciples
1) emphasize practice standards that providers can use to select interventions
2) measure patient functional status, well-being, and disease-specific clinical outcomes
3) Pool outcome data on a massive scale
4) Analyze and disseminate outcomes
What to find in a quality management department
incident reports, patient satisfaction scores, data collected for regulatory or accreditation bodies
what to find in a finance department
charges for tests, medications, equipment or supplies, patient days, readmission rates, patient demographics, patient diagnosis coding
what to find in human resources
staff turnover and education levels, hours by pay/labor category; contract labor use; provider skill mix, staffing ratios
what to find in clinical systems
will vary- at minimum diagnostic test results and pharmacy data
what to find in administration
patient complaints
what to find in EHR
patient-level info captured through documentation of clinical care
Instrument validity
is the instrument measuring what it is supposed to be measuring
instrument reliability
does the instrument measure the construct consistently every time it is used
Nominal
data sorted into categories using names- gender, presence or absence of a quality
Ordinal
data ranked in order
interval
numeric data with equal and consistent mathematical values separating each discrete measurement point with NO ABSOLUTE ZERO- Fahrenheit temp scale
Ratio
sama as interval but with an absolute zero- Kelvin