Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has developed a new feature for Lippincott's Nursing Advisor that can help nurses and hospitals better meet Core Measures. Developed by The Joint Commission in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Core Measures are evidence-based quality indicators designed to improve patient care by focusing on improving outcomes. Lippincott's Nursing Advisor is a leading online clinical decision-support solution used by nurses in hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
To develop the new feature, Wolters Kluwer Health asked nurses how they implement the Core Measures. Many said that they had access to good descriptions but had little specific guidance addressing the steps required to meet each measure. The new Lippincott's Nursing Advisor feature is designed to make it easier for nurses and hospitals to comply.
Developed and reviewed by expert nurses and quality managers, Lippincott's Nursing Advisor Core Measure programme helps nurses understand each core measure and relate it directly to patient care. The new content also identifies key nursing interventions the nurse can take to ensure the core measure is met.
Core Measures are sorted into sets as defined by The Joint Commission with each set consisting of multiple individual measures. A total of 13 Core Measure Sets, including Acute MI, Heart Failure and Venous Thromboembolism, have been incorporated into Lippincott's Nursing Solutions. Content will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis to ensure that it conforms to the most current Joint Commission standards.
Lippincott's Nursing Advisor includes more than 3,000 collective entries of critical, evidence-based information spanning diseases, treatments, diagnostic tests, drugs, signs & symptoms, nursing care plans, core measures, and patient education. Using the system's proprietary synoptic search, the product delivers the appropriate entry within seconds of a nurse's inquiry. When a nurse requires further reference, access to nursing-related eBooks is now available directly from the product.
Written by nurses for nurses, Lippincott's Nursing Advisor is the leading nurse-centric resource designed for online and mobile point-of-care environments. In use in hospitals and healthcare institutions worldwide, the product is accessible from any Internet-enabled device including PCs and mobile devices such as iPad and Android tablets.
