Explain if the differences between the highest and lowest rated organizations are truly important enough to impact patient care.

Assignment:

1.  Explain if the differences between the highest (The University of Kanas Hospital) and lowest (The Kaiser Foundation Hospital) rated organizations are truly important enough to impact patient care.

2.  Also, in this assignment you should discuss the differences in standards of care in these different parts of the country, and postulate reasons why this may be the case.

The following resource should help you when accessing quality report cards for the hospitals listed.

Health and Human Services Website:
http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html

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Requirements!

1.  Support your assignment with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3-4 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.

1. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.
2. For additional information on reliability of web sources, review the following document: https://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge%201/website%20reliable.pdf.
3. Length: 5 Pages (This does not include the cover or reference page.)

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Required Reading Sources:

Mira, J. J., Nuño-Solinís, R., Guilabert-Mora, M., Solas-Gaspar, O., Fernández-Cano, P., González-Mestre, M. A., . . . Río-Cámara, M. d. (2016). Development and validation of an instrument for assessing patient experience of chronic illness care. International Journal of Integrated Care, 16(3) doi:10.5334/ijic.2443

Restorick Roberts, A., Betts Adams, K., & Beckette Warner, C. (2017). Effects of chronic illness on daily life and barriers to self-care for older women: A mixed-methods exploration. Journal of Women & Aging, 29(2), 126-136.

Roberge, P., Hudon, C., Pavilanis, A., Beaulieu, M., Benoit, A., Brouillet, H., . . . Lemieux, M. (2016). A qualitative study of perceived needs and factors associated with the quality of care for common mental disorders in patients with chronic diseases: The perspective of primary care clinicians and patients. BMC Family Practice, 17

Rocker, G., Downar, J., & Morrison, R. S. (2016). Palliative care for chronic illness: Driving change. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 188(17), E493-E498.

Kearns, T., Cornally, N., & Molloy, W. (2017). Patient reported outcome measures of quality of end-of-life care: A systematic review. Maturitas, 96, 16-25. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.11.004

Websites

Medline Plus (2017). Coronary Disease. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronarydisease.html

National Committee for Quality Assurance (2017). HEDIS and Quality Management. Retrieved from http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/59/Default.aspx.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, USA. Official Hospital Compare Data https://data.medicare.gov/data/hospital-compare

Medicare.gov. Hospital Compare Quality of Care. https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html