Internal Agency Monitoring Tools

[Zeynep]

Internal monitoring of the implementation of your agency’s Plan of Action is an essential component of the OBQI outcome enhancement process. We are pleased to provide you with the following Excel-based tracking tools to enhance your internal monitoring of the Plan of Action best practice care behaviors and agency progress in improving the chosen outcome of focus:

§ Best Practices Tracker Tool – facilitates the process of monitoring by tracking & trending audit data related to best practice implementation.

Download the Instructions (http://providers.ipro.org/shared/homehealth/Instructions%20-%20Best%20Practices%20Tracker%2020040518.doc)

Download the Tool (http://providers.ipro.org/shared/homehealth/Best%20Practices%20Tracker%20Tool%2004-04-29.xls)

§ Outcome Tracker Tool – facilitates the process of monitoring and trending interim data for a target outcome following Plan of Action implementation.

Download the Instructions (http://providers.ipro.org/shared/homehealth/OutcomeTrackerInstructions%2004-29-04.doc)

Download the Tool (http://providers.ipro.org/shared/homehealth/Outcome%20Tracker%20Tool%2004-04-29.xls)

[Sara Butterfield]

The following resources have been posted to www.obqi.org (http://www.obqi.org) to provide technical assistance in use of the Best Practices Tracker Tool and the Outcome Tracker Tool for internal agency monitoring of OBQI efforts:

Overview of Monitoring Tools
Best Practices Tracker Tool Demonstration
Outcome Tracker Tool Demonstration
Beginners Guide to Excel

To access these tools log on to www.obqi.org (http://www.obqi.org) and select from the left hand menu Documents & Resources and then select Monitoring Tools and you will see these resources and the directions to access and view the demonstrations.

Please click on this link to the OBQI website http://www.obqi.org/ to access these resources.

[Sara Butterfield]

We are interested in knowing if you have utilized the Best practices Tracker Tool and/or the Outcome Tracker Tool for your internal agency monitoring of your Plan of Action.

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