Correlation Between CMS Star Rating and HealthStream Jane ®
this on a large scale is time-consuming , complex , and challenging . Tools like HealthStream Jane ® help automate this process by quickly identifying gaps , providing development recommendations that can be auto assigned , and digital tracking capabilities to demonstrate the narrowing of the education gap . Although nurses can earn continuing education units ( CEUs ) for the completion of the recommended content , Graebe and Dickerson ( 2021 ) note that , “ contact hours are the currency — quality nursing practice is the outcome ” ( p . 56 ).
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between overall CMS star rating and the overall average score on HealthStream Jane ® knowledge assessments .
Methodology
Research Design
A quantitative , correlational study design was chosen using historical assessment completion data along with publicly available CMS quality measure data . The null hypothesis is that there is no correlation between hospitals ’ average HealthStream Jane ® knowledge assessment score and CMS overall quality star rating .
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