2025
The Impact of Semi-Structured Safety-Focused Site Visits Between Children’s Hospital
Kandil S, Vonderhaar M, Sisson P, Wood L, Brady P, Lyren A. The Impact of Semi-Structured Safety-Focused Site Visits Between Children’s Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2025 PMID: 40945977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2025.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital-acquired conditionsFollow-up interviewsSite visitsUnplanned extubationHospital-acquired condition ratesRates of hospital-acquired conditionsChildren's Hospitals' SolutionsVisit hospitalsConstant comparative approachPre-visit planningPost-visit surveysMixed methods studyLine-associated bloodstream infectionsPatient safetySmart aimFrontline staffItem completionMethods studyIn-personSafety outcomesClinical processesNo significant differenceVisitsAction itemsHospital
2024
Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Weser V, Crocker A, Murray T, Wright J, Truesdell E, Ciaburri R, Marks A, Martinello R, Hieftje K, Team H. Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Advances In Neonatal Care 2024, 24: 475-484. PMID: 39196970, DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' family membersInfection preventionFamily membersGroup of nursesReduce nurses’ burdenHand hygieneHospital-wide surveyIntensive care unitInductive content analysisDesign of educational interventionsCare unitNeonatal intensive care unitImprove patient outcomesEffective infection preventionHH educationNursing burdenEducational interventionFrontline staffHospital staffNeonatal nursesIP educationPatient's familyRisk of infection transmissionFocus groupsIP behavior
2023
Integrating stakeholder feedback into the design of a peer-delivered primary care wellness program: A rapid qualitative study
Johnson E, Possemato K, Chinman M, True G, Hedges J, Hampton B, Edelman E, Maisto S. Integrating stakeholder feedback into the design of a peer-delivered primary care wellness program: A rapid qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2023, 23: 1370. PMID: 38062433, PMCID: PMC10701982, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10324-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health concernsPrimary careHealth concernWhole Health modelPrimary care settingBehavioral health treatmentCare settingsSemi-structured qualitative interviewsHealth treatmentMaximum variation strategyRapid qualitative studyConsolidated FrameworkNew interventionsStakeholder feedbackVA staffWellness programsHealth modelImplementation researchInitial trialCareNational sampleFrontline staffInterventionVeteransStaff members
2022
Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Merchant NB, O'Neal J, Montoya A, Cox GR, Murray JS. Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 901-906. PMID: 35312000, PMCID: PMC9383570, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth AdministrationPatient careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemNon-clinical staffHigh-quality patient careQuality patient careCare coordinationFrontline staffMedical CenterLack of responsivenessPatient safetySubsequent outcomesHealthcare organizationsShift hoursTimely identificationCoronavirus testingStaffing levelsEquipment concernsCurrent literatureHealthcare institutionsCarePilot testingPilot service
2020
Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care
Callahan KE, Boustani M, Ferrante L, Forman DE, Gurwitz J, High KP, McFarland F, Robinson T, Studenski S, Yang M, Schmader KE. Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 225-233. PMID: 33064303, PMCID: PMC7871732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16860.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional assessmentOlder adultsComprehensive geriatric assessmentGeriatric assessmentSpecialty researchJohn A. Hartford FoundationSurgical careFunctional gainsFunctional limitationsClinical practiceSurgical therapeuticsHealth systemCareNational InstituteTeam science approachDaily activitiesHartford FoundationFrontline staffAdultsAssessmentGeriatriciansClinicians
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