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      Performance Measurement & Improvement



      The demand for accountability for health care provider performance has increased dramatically in an
      environment of consumer-driven health care, a growing interest in aligning payment and quality, and
      in value-based purchasing by Medicare and other purchasers of health care services. QHR’s Performance
      and Measurement Improvement group helps hospital collect credible and reliable data and take appropriate
      measures to improve quality.


      TPMI Organizational Assessment
      QHR can assess your hospital’s performance
      measurement and improvement tools, processes
      and outcomes. We recommend enhancements
      based on feedback from surveys, focus groups,
      and interviews of constituents, as well as reviews
      of reports on core measurement,
      employee/physician/patient satisfaction
      performance. A QHR consultant returns for a
      follow up visit to ensure progress in
      implementing our recommended action plan.

      Performance Improvement Support
      Accelerate implementation of your hospital’s
      initiatives to improve quality, lower cost, and
      enhance your patients’ experiences. Based on
      your organizational culture and history, QHR
      consultants select an improvement methodology
      most likely to succeed in your setting, including
      Rapid Cycle Improvement, Focus PDSA,
      Statistical Process Control, or Lean Six Sigma.
      On-site coaching and education on the chosen
      methodology will help you make quick and
      productive change regardless of your previous
      experiences.

      Data Management
      QHR’s Organizational Scorecard is a proprietary
      approach to data collection, analysis and
      reporting which gives department leaders a
      consistent method for collecting and reporting
      data, sustaining higher levels of performance
      improvement at lower cost. QHR consultants
      train hospital users quickly on this web-based
      solution, then provide on-site data management
      education and coaching to help you use the data
      results to improve cost, quality and patient
      satisfaction.
      QHR ServiceExcellence System
      The QHR ServiceExcellence System gives you
      the structure, knowledge and tools to get
      everyone involved in sustaining service
      excellence.We teach your hospital leaders to
      involve associates in creating key service
      excellence components such as service
      commitment statements, service standards, and
      service recovery plans. Service excellence
      happens when service goals, measures, and
      behaviors all align with an organization-wide
      commitment to your service excellence vision.

      Core Measures
      QHR can help you implement best practices in
      core measures improvement, including the
      concurrent review model and evidence-based
      medicine processes, to foster increased levels of
      clinical care safety and performance within your
      hospital’s culture. Our experienced QHR
      consultants coach your leaders on-site or within
      groups in the new National QHR Core
      Measures Collaborative.


    For more information on QHR Performance Measurement Improvement Services, contact:
    Pat Cooper, Practice Leader, 800-233-1470 ext. 4775.

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