Leapfrog Value-Based Purchasing

No unread replies.No replies.Leapfrog Value-Based Purchasing MeasuresThe Leapfrog http://www.leapfroggroup.org/Links to an external site. VBP Platform http://www.leapfroggroup.org/sites/default/files/Files/2016LVBPP_ScoringMethodology_Final.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. uses national standards data collected through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey each year to evaluate hospital performance in numerous clinical areas to empower health plans, employers and other large healthcare purchasers to make informed decisions. In 2016 the scoring methodology included the following specific measures within each of the following 5 domains:

A. Medication Safety:

• Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
• Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)

B. Inpatient Care Management:

• ICU Physician Staffing
• NQF Safe Practices
• Never Events Policy
• Antibiotic Stewardship
• Hospital Readmission

C. Infections and Injuries:

• Central-Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (ICU only)
• Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU only)
• Facility-wide Inpatient Hospital onset MRSA
• Facility-wide Inpatient Hospital-onset C.Diff.
• Surgical Site Infection after Colon Surgery
• Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers
• Hospital-Acquired Falls/Trauma

D. High-Risk Surgeries

• Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA)
• Pancreatic Resection
• Esophageal Resection

E. Maternity Care:

• Early Elective Deliveries
• NTSV Cesarean Sections
• Episiotomies
• Maternity Care Process (including Newborn Bilirubin Screening, DVT Prophylaxis for Women Undergoing Cesarean Section)
• High-Risk Deliveries (i.e. Very Low Birthweight Babies)

Discussion Assignment (see grading rubric for specific grading criteria)

In your own words, succinctly (approx. 100-150 words) explain the Leapfrog Group (its scope, mission, stakeholders and prominence in the market place). (20 points)

Choose a domain and explain the steps in how the domain is weighted and how the measures are scored/calculated (including any inclusions or exclusions or definitions that must be adhered to). (30 points)

Compare3 hospitals within a 50-mile radius of your zip code using the most current Leapfrog Group “Compare Hospitals” database at http://www.leapfroggroup.org/compare-hospitals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and identify by name the three (3) hospitals you compared and the one hospital that scored the best a