OASIS-Central

Learn how to measure best practice compliance with these tips:

• Aggregate, analyze, and assess outcomes for ongoing performance improvement of new agency evidence-based processes

• Develop clinician scorecards for compliance to new agency best practices

• Prior to hiring of new staff:

- Job description must outline and mandate agency’s best practice policies and compliance needed

• Review clinician compliance for yearly evaluation:

- Evaluation must include review of staff compliance to agency best practices

- Example: Staff member implemented standardized pain assessment for applicable patients 100 percent of the time

This information was adapted from Beacon Health’s audio conference series, OASIS-C Process Measures: Best Practice Strategies that Reduce Risk. The final session was devoted to Examining Depression, Pain, and High-risk Medications and was presented by Laurie Salmons, RN, BSN.