QUALITY METRIC MONITORING
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1. A method for monitoring quality metrics, the method comprising:
- receiving input initiating the monitoring of a quality metric associated with a patient in a health care facility, wherein the quality metric is associated with one or more activities that are to be performed corresponding to the patient;
identifying clinical patient data corresponding to the quality metric;
determining, based at least in part on the clinical patient data, whether an activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within (a) a first predetermined time period and (b) a second predetermined time period;
after determining whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period, updating a status of the quality metric to indicate whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period; and
after updating the status of the quality metric, causing display of a first graphic for the quality metric indicating the status of the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for monitoring quality metrics for patients in health care facilities. For example, in one embodiment, a monitoring server can monitor a set of quality metrics associated with a patient in a health care facility. During the monitoring process, the monitoring server can determine whether activities associated with the respective quality metrics have been or need to be performed, providing medical providers information in time to correct care documentation. The monitoring server can also cause display of graphics that indicate the results of such determinations.
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1. A method for monitoring quality metrics, the method comprising:
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receiving input initiating the monitoring of a quality metric associated with a patient in a health care facility, wherein the quality metric is associated with one or more activities that are to be performed corresponding to the patient; identifying clinical patient data corresponding to the quality metric; determining, based at least in part on the clinical patient data, whether an activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within (a) a first predetermined time period and (b) a second predetermined time period; after determining whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period, updating a status of the quality metric to indicate whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period; and after updating the status of the quality metric, causing display of a first graphic for the quality metric indicating the status of the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for monitoring quality metrics, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured to receive input initiating the monitoring of a quality metric associated with a patient in a health care facility, wherein the quality metric is associated with one or more activities that are to be performed corresponding to the patient; an executable portion configured to identify clinical patient data corresponding to the quality metric; an executable portion configured to determine, based at least in part on the clinical patient data, whether an activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within (a) a first predetermined time period and (b) a second predetermined time period; an executable portion configured to, after determining whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period, update a status of the quality metric to indicate whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period; and an executable portion configured to, after updating the status of the quality metric, cause display of a first graphic for the quality metric indicating the status of the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive input initiating the monitoring of a quality metric associated with a patient in a health care facility, wherein the quality metric is associated with one or more activities that are to be performed corresponding to the patient; identify clinical patient data corresponding to the quality metric; determine, based at least in part on the clinical patient data, whether an activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within (a) a first predetermined time period and (b) a second predetermined time period; after determining whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period, update a status of the quality metric to indicate whether the activity associated with the quality metric has been performed within the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period; and after updating the status of the quality metric, cause display of a first graphic for the quality metric indicating the status of the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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