The following discussion assignment will assist students in gaining experience in obtaining data and then utilizing it to strategically plan. Students discuss whether the project would improve quality of care as well as the financial gains (payments from patient/clinician encounters) for the organization. Topic: Implement tobacco cessation therapies such as medications and counseling among adult patients who use tobacco. Potential source for the data (ICD-10 coding, NDNQI data, cost per case, service area population size, morbidity and mortality data) Initial Post: As a nurse leader or administrator you may be involved in the strategic planning process for an organization, whether the organization is an inpatient (i.e., hospital, LTC) or outpatient (i.e., surgery center, ambulatory/primary care) agency. Collecting and utilizing internal and external data is an important process in strategic decision making. Create a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) Analysis table for this proposed service or program/project (Topic given to each student), including supporting internal and external data you were able to find. You may use any organization as the basis for the internal data, but do not identify the organization by name (create a fictitious name). External data can come from the community the organization provides services to or the community you live/work in. Then create a problem statement, a project goal, and project objectives/measures using the SMART method (the objectives/measures should be quantifiable) One problem statement One goal statement Two measurable process-based objectives, and Two measurable outcome objectives, one patient-based (health outcomes) and one financial-based (fees the organization can generate from this projection Implementation).
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