The requirements to be a participant in the NDNQI project requires membership with NDNQI. An application for membership has to be completed. Once the application is accepted, a database agreement or contract along with a fee is required before enrollment into the project can be complete. The fee allows for the facility to submit data and recieve reports on a quaterly basis. A survey for RNs is offered annually. The fee associated with membership ranges from $1500 for hospitals with 25 beds or less up to $7000 for hospitals with 500 beds or greater. There are discounts offered for Magnet hospitals, member of a group that is affiliated with 10 or more facilities and multi-year membership. The complete process from application to activation is 30-45 days. There are currently over 1,100 hospitals in the United States participating in the project.
With all the challenges with patient safety and qualtiy patient care, data is crucial in improving health care. One might wonder if more hospitals would participate in the project if the fee was lower. What do you think?
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Are the fees strictly for data obtainment purposes? Is it a one-time fee or an annual fee? Is this a private project or does it recieve any federal monies? It does seem like a barrier for hospitals to enroll, especially if this is an annual fee. This data is crucial to helping improve quality and safe patient care as well as improving the healthcare system.
ReplyDeleteThe fees are for a service that allows a facility to submit data, receive quaterly reports related to the results of all data submitted and allows participation in the RN Survey.The RN Survery deals with questions on job satisfaction and education. The fee is annully, but a 5% discount is offered if a 3 year contract is signed. The University of Kansas Medical Center is contracted by the ANA to manage the database. It does not receive any federal monies. I also agree that data is important in improving quality and safe care to patients. I am currently trying to find out the cost for the facility where I am currently working. I will provide details once I receive the requested information.
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