Clinical quality measures (CQMs)

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper, double-spaced, that addresses the following:

Describe the two organizations you selected and explain why you chose them.
Summarize how your local organization compares to the local competitor, state averages, and national averages using the benchmark data from the three Compare sites in this weeks Resources.
Identify and describe any factors that can explain differences in performance measures. Find one scholarly article that could explain the differences.
Explain how these differences in performance measures might impact nursing practice.
Analyze the effect of publicly reported data on the quality and safety of care for ONE of the following organizations. Select hospitals, nursing homes, OR home health agencies, and analyze the effect of the data listed under that organization:
For Hospitals:
Patient Survey Results
Timely and Effective Care
Readmissions, Complications, and Deaths
Use of Medical Imaging
Linking Quality to Payment
Medicare Volume
For Nursing Homes:
Overall Rating
Health Inspections
Staffing
Quality Measures
For Home Health Agencies:
Quality of Patient Care
Patient Survey Results
Finally, address how this would not happen without standardized data.