title: A model for extending physician-specific process measures to the advanced practice nurses.
abstract: Many institutions have developed mechanisms to measure quality indicators for their physician providers based on commonly reported process measures and outcomes. In preparation for interventions to improve quality, we discuss a model that we created to extend our institutions algorithms and electronic database queries against our electronic health record's (EHR) clinical data repository. The algorithms and queries in the model are used to measure indicators for our physician extenders, specifically the advanced practice nurses (APNs). It may be highlighted that tracking outcomes with standardized measures to demonstrate APNs contribution to patient care is well received.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care