{"title":"Dealing with short discharge opportunities.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 6","pages":"66-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29005425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pharmacists conduct med rec at admission.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 6","pages":"70-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29005427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New health care law may spell opportunity for quality managers.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New health care law emphasizes quality, safety, and efficiency. Pay-for-performance emphasis requires attention of quality managers. Many quality provisions will not kick in for several years.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 6","pages":"61-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29005422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From 'worst' to 'first' in pressure ulcer incidents.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several departments are made part of the process. Regular audits are conducted and system errors addressed. Staffs receive regular communication on their performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 6","pages":"65-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29005424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ways a hospital can improve DP process.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 6","pages":"68-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29005426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on discharge for coronary patients.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent studies show more discharge planning is needed for coronary and congestive heart failure patients. There is often a lag between when new evidence leads to guidelines outlining an optimal treatment and the implementation of that treatment. Clinicians should give patients an ACE inhibitor to start.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 5","pages":"56-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28954188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PI initiative yields impressive turnaround.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Missing information, need for additional test can be cause for \"returns.\" Another set of eyes' helps minimize errors in reports. Multidisciplinary team designed the PI interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 5","pages":"52-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28954186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lack of adherence in heart failure therapy.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 5","pages":"58-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28954189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Researchers provide new template for more effective handoffs.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The more similar departments are, the clearer the communication. There can be such a thing as \"too much information\" in a handoff. Processes should be outlined by an interdisciplinary team.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 5","pages":"49-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28954185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A skeleton key to the new UTI guidelines.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mininizing urinary catheter use is the focus of the efforts. CDC guidelines recommend establishing nurse-directed protocols. CMS guidelines put money at stake for reducing CA-UTIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"17 5","pages":"54-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28954187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}