How Do You Understand Key Performance Indicators In Health Care?
Key performance indicators (KPIs) in health care are part of the provider’s quality and risk management plans. Providers choose their KPIs as a result of several factors, including regulatory and accrediting body initiatives and recommendations, as well as identified organizational improvement areas. Both the Joint Commission and the Joint Commission International (JCI) publish national and international patient safety goals as well as core measure sets. Reviewing these will give you a clear picture of an organization’s key performance indicators. Read the current national/international patient safety goals as determined by the Joint Commission and/or JCI. Updated yearly, all organizations follow and track internal information related to these goals. Identify current core measures. Core measure sets are in addition to the patient safety goals. The Joint Commission/Core Measures Initiatives include: a. Acute Myocardial Infarction Core Measure Set b. Surgical Care Improvement Project Cor
