Clinical Analytics and Data Management for the DNP

This unique text and reference—the only book to address the full spectrum of clinical data management for the DNP student—instills a fundamental understanding of how clinical data is gathered, used, and analyzed, and how to incorporate this data into a quality DNP project. The new third edition is updated to reflect changes in national health policy such as quality measurements, bundled payments for specialty care, and Advances to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and evolving programs through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The third edition reflects the revision of 2021 AACN Essentials and provides data sets and other examples in Excel and SPSS format, along with several new chapters.This resource takes the DNP student step-by-step through the complete process of data management, from planning through presentation, clinical applications of data management that are discipline-specific, and customization of statistical techniques to address clinical data management goals. Chapters are brimming with descriptions, resources, and exemplars that are helpful to both faculty and students. Topics spotlight requisite competencies for DNP clinicians and leaders such as phases of clinical data management, statistics and analytics, assessment of clinical and economic outcomes, value-based care, quality improvement, benchmarking, and data visualization. A progressive case study highlights multiple techniques and methods throughout the text. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.New to the Third Edition:New Chapter: Using EMR Data for the DNP ProjectNew chapter solidifies link between EBP and Analytics for the DNP projectNew chapter highlights use of workflow mapping to transition between current and future state, while simultaneously visualizing process measures needed to ensure success of the DNP projectIncludes more examples to provide practical application exercises for studentsKey Features:Disseminates robust strategies for using available data from everyday practice to support trustworthy evaluation of outcomesUses multiple tools to meet data management objectives [SPSS, Excel®, Tableau]Presents case studies to illustrate multiple techniques and methods throughout chaptersIncludes specific examples of the application and utility of these techniques using software that is familiar to graduate nursing studentsOffers real world examples of completed DNP projectsProvides Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, data sets in SPSS and Excel, and forms for completion of data management and evaluation plan

Praise for the first edition:"DNP students may struggle with data management, since their projects are not research but quality improvement, and this book covers the subject well. I recommend it for DNP students for use during their capstone projects." Score: 98, 5 Stars — Doody's Medical Reviews

Martha L. Sylvia, PhD, MBA, RN, is Associate Professor at Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, where she provides consultation on DNP curriculum and teaches in the DNP Program. Dr. Sylvia has many years of experience in population health management with a focus on the analytic infrastructure to support the spectrum of popula- tion health management (PHM) initiatives. She is the owner and president of ForestVue Healthcare Solutions, a Clinical Analytics Consulting Company. Dr. Sylvia previously served as the director of Population Health Analytics at Johns Hopkins Healthcare and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where she designed and implemented population health analytics strategies. Mary Frances Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN is a professor in the Department of Nursing at Temple University. Dr. Terhaar is a national leader in science translation, nursing education, and interprofessional team collaboration. Across 35 years of leadership spanning diverse systems, roles, and clinical services, she has framed practice problems as challenges, built high-functioning teams with diverse talents, and led development and execution of innovative and replicable solutions.