2023
A quality improvement intervention to decrease the decline in renal function in pediatric liver transplant recipients
Batsis I, Elisofon S, Ferguson M, Jonas M, Kimball B, Lee C, Mitchell P, Fawaz R. A quality improvement intervention to decrease the decline in renal function in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Pediatric Transplantation 2023, 27: e14506. PMID: 36938904, DOI: 10.1111/petr.14506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of eGFRPost-intervention periodPediatric liver transplant recipientsYear post-LTLiver transplant recipientsChronic kidney diseasePost-LTTransplant recipientsSignificant non-modifiable risk factorNon-modifiable risk factorsChildren post-LTLong-term morbidityBlood pressure percentilesGlomerular filtration rateQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement projectHospital dischargeRenal functionMonth 24Kidney diseaseFiltration rateRisk factorsInclusion criteriaQI interventionsMetabolic disordersIntervention to optimize follow-up after lower extremity revascularization
Kim T, Lee S, Gorecka J, Baratta V, Elliston S, Fillion S, Mena-Hurtado C, Mojibian H, Ahuja V, Guzman R, Chaar C. Intervention to optimize follow-up after lower extremity revascularization. JVS-Vascular Insights 2023, 1: 100005. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2023.100005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationVascular specialistsExtremity revascularizationQI interventionsAcute limb ischemiaHistory of diabetesPeripheral arterial diseaseTertiary care centerMajority of patientsQuality improvement interventionsBrief telephone surveyRest painEndovascular revascularizationChart reviewLimb ischemiaArterial diseaseIndex procedureMean ageWorse outcomesCare centerObjective PatientsVascular carePatientsTissue lossImprovement interventions
2022
Evaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening
Joung R, Mullett T, Kurtzman S, Shafir S, Harris J, Yao K, Bilimoria K, Cance W, Nelson H, Abedi A, Acharya S, Adams K, Agarwal R, Agarwal S, Ahmad R, Albaneze P, Aldis K, Allen A, Allman S, Alsen M, Ansteth M, Appiah A, Arentz C, Arias A, Armetta C, Arnold A, Arsene C, Arthur K, Ashton B, Atassi M, Attia S, Bahna H, Bailen L, Baker T, Balan S, Balis A, Balsley A, Barajas D, Barone J, Batchelor B, Bates E, Bayliss T, Beck S, Bennett B, Bennett R, Bennett N, Bensenhaver J, Berby-Todd J, Berrocal J, Bertoni D, Bevan A, Bhatti R, Bier-Laning C, Blackwood M, Blake K, Blankner J, Blansfield J, Blaszkowsky L, Blonigen B, Bloom D, Boatsman J, Boggs J, Bold R, Bollinger D, Bolton C, Boolbol S, Boone G, Borges L, Bouton M, Bovest C, Bowman Seitz T, Boyer C, Boyle C, Bracho F, Bragg A, Branton S, Breslin T, Brock M, Broder A, Brown C, Brown B, Brown H, Brown L, Brown R, Bruce L, Bruce S, Bruton C, Bryant K, Burak W, Burgers J, Busch K, Caba D, Cain J, Campbell M, Campo C, Canavan L, Cannick L, Caputo P, Carr H, Casteel C, Cattaneo S, Cecil A, Celano P, Chambers K, Chambers S, Chin J, Christian M, Chu C, Church A, Clark J, Clark L, Clements M, Cohen S, Cole C, Colemire D, Compton J, Connery C, Constanza-Guaqueta D, Contreras S, Coon A, Copelen K, Corral J, Cosio R, Costas K, Cox A, Cox J, Crane E, Crotzer D, Cruz C, Cygan A, Cyphers L, Czerlanis C, Dale P, Danak S, Dang P, Darcourt J, Davuluri R, Day B, DeAntonio P, Der Y, DiAddezio N, Dietrich L, Diller E, Dodge T, Domenech G, Donovan D, Dubil E, Dunn G, Ebling L, Edsall B, Eftimie B, El Mouallem N, Eladoumikdachi F, Elliott J, Elliott K, Ellis M, Endo K, England T, Ennis C, Everhart T, Evins A, Facktor M, Fadel C, Farrell M, Fawley D, Feldman E, Finan M, Fintel A, Fleshman J, Fogarty S, Fontanilla H, Fontenot E, Foran J, Foss-Blizard C, Frank J, Franz J, Freeman L, Freter R, Fried S, Gabriel R, Galbraith J, Garcia J, Gardner K, Geary K, Gemmel D, Gerlach J, Ghee L, Ghisoli M, Giannone D, Gibbons C, Gillis P, Gilmore D, Gonzalez V, Gooley L, Gorrell C, Grady S, Grew D, Grisby S, Guerra C, Guerriero J, Gupta K, Gynn M, Hafertepen L, Hale C, Hallenbeck R, Hals L, Hammons E, Haramati L, Harper N, Harris J, Harrison M, Harrison M, Hassapis J, Haverlock B, Hawley A, Hayden T, Hayes C, Hayes D, Headen C, Hehnly E, Heikens S, Heinzman S, Herring M, Hill M, Hirner P, Hobbs K, Hordyk H, Horning N, Howard D, Huang K, Hughes C, Hughes J, Huibregtse C, Huitt N, Hunsucker L, Inverso T, Irwin T, Isbell M, Jabbour N, Jackson M, Jackson R, Jacob-Perez S, Jafri N, Jahania S, Jarrett A, Jenkinson S, Johnson R, Johnson A, Johnson D, Johnson P, Johnston C, Jones R, Jones S, Joseph J, Joseph N, Joyner R, Juarez-Perez M, Kaczmarski K, Kakani V, Kamran A, Kanaan S, Kang T, Kannarkatt J, Kanneganti S, Kantharaj B, Kaufman H, Keeler V, Keiser S, Kennedy M, Khan I, Khan R, Kibel L, Kiernan M, Kim B, Kinnaird A, Kipping-Johnson K, Kirkland P, Kirshnan S, Klaff L, Kloss R, Klotz J, Knight S, Koch J, Kocheril P, Kodali D, Kohli M, Koko I, Kong A, Kozyreva O, Kraft L, Krisher S, Kruse E, Kupstas A, Kurian M, Kwait R, Lan C, Lanciano R, Lannon W, Laster S, LaTrenta L, Law S, Le I, Lean N, Leatherbury K, Lee J, Leete T, Legenza M, Leung W, Li J, Likhacheva A, Lingerfelt B, Llaguna O, Longo L, Loop M, Lopez N, Loporchio N, Lowney J, Lozoraitis C, Lu K, Lue D, Lush R, Luyimbazi D, Lyons D, Macedo F, Machenzie M, Mack D, Mack J, MacVicar J, Mah K, Mahoney K, Makani N, Makower D, Malad S, Maldonado C, Malik F, Malone A, Mantha S, Marczak K, Margolis N, Mashanic K, Mathison J, Mauzy T, Maxwell L, McAllaster J, McCarthy C, McClune J, McColgan J, McCusker T, McDaniel D, McFayden L, McGivney R, McGovern K, McKeever H, McManus S, McNair K, McNeil H, McRae J, Medrano C, Mehta P, Merrigan T, Meyers E, Mickey S, Miller J, Miller L, Miller S, Mink T, Miranda J, Mitchell M, Monroe J, Moore J, Morin-Ducote G, Moritz T, Morris P, Mukherjee S, Mullally S, Mulligan M, Mullins D, Mullins M, Munoz I, Murdock J, Myers S, Nair S, Nandamuri K, Nicholls J, Nick D, Nish A, Nowell A, Nowell K, O'Connor L, O'Neill J, O'Riordan M, Ogunkunle R, Opsasnick M, Ortiz C, Osgood R, Oxenberg J, Page B, Palmer J, Parikh D, Park D, Partin J, Passwater C, Patel M, Patrick J, Patterson S, Pearson L, Peiffer S, Peralta E, Peterson M, Pettus B, Pezzulo J, Pfarr M, Phelps C, Phillips L, Pick M, Piephoff J, Pinkston J, Piper J, Pollak S, Ponec R, Popalzai M, Pories S, Prieto R, Proctor K, Provost K, Prow D, Puc M, Purdon M, Quaranta B, Quinlan-Davidson S, Rabines A, Rahman R, Ramasubbaiah R, Ramírez-Solá M, Randolph D, Raskin E, Rasmussen L, Rasmussen N, Rasmussen R, Reed C, Reese S, Regis S, Reilly J, Reitherman R, Reneau C, Renfroe C, Renn C, Reyna C, Rieger-Christ K, Ringer R, Rizack T, Rizwan U, Robinson W, Robles-Rodriguez E, Rogers E, Ronk M, Rossidis G, Rovito M, Roy A, Roybal L, Ruggiero G, Ruskin R, Ryan J, Sachdeva K, Saffie A, Sall N, Salters D, Sanchez J, Sandborn J, Sarap M, Sarap M, Sasaki J, Schallenkamp J, Schilder L, Schlesinger K, Scholl J, Scoppetuolo M, Scott J, Sexton W, Seydel A, Shackour M, Shah A, Shah M, Sharif S, Shaw C, Shehata A, Shelton C, Shields R, Shilad S, Shively E, Shriner M, Siebentritt J, Singhal S, Sinha S, Sinha S, Slotkin J, Smith K, Smith S, Smith-Marrone S, Sobel L, Sobolewski A, Sobolewski R, Solomon N, Songy T, Sonnier F, Sorenson L, Sorto J, Souza W, Spector D, Spigelman Z, Steitz B, Stephens C, Stewart S, Stipec G, Stith B, Street H, Subramanian J, Sumrall M, Sundermeyer M, Syed A, Szwerc M, Tanner L, Tatum T, Taveira R, Taylor M, Taylor J, Teal C, Tello-Skjerseth C, Terhaar K, Terhar M, Thind R, Thomas K, Thompson N, Thomson C, Tieu B, Toke M, Tomita M, Tomkovich K, Tong E, Tothy P, Tran M, Travis-Soper K, Trikha G, Trikha G, Vasnani R, Veeramachaneni N, Veerapaneni A, Ventura-Cullen D, Vester D, Vinsky J, Visioni A, Vlaminck L, Wadhera A, Wagner J, Waits B, Walenga S, Walker M, Wallace L, Wallace J, Ward M, Warmington K, Wasley R, Watson K, Watson W, Waxman J, Weathersby R, Weaver E, Weber M, Weiselberg C, Wesen C, Wexler A, Weyer D, White P, White C, Whitefield K, Wilkinson R, Willey J, Williams V, Wilson J, Witt V, Wold H, Woodford D, Woomer S, Wray J, Yeh K, Yoon-Flannery K, Zera R, Zlomke M, Zummo K, Zwicky K. Evaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2242354. PMID: 36383381, PMCID: PMC9669819, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screeningPreintervention periodScreening interventionsCancer programsNational Quality Improvement CollaborativeQI studiesQI projectCancer-related deathQuality Improvement CollaborativeAdditional screening testInterrupted time series analysisNationwide quality improvementsQI supportPrimary outcomeCancer careHospital characteristicsIntervention periodPrepandemic periodQI interventionsMAIN OUTCOMEPreintervention trendsDisease sitesScreening testIntervention effectsQI teams
2020
Assessment of the Protocol-Guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurological Symptoms (PREVENT) Program for Improving Quality of Care for Transient Ischemic Attack
Bravata DM, Myers LJ, Perkins AJ, Zhang Y, Miech EJ, Rattray NA, Penney LS, Levine D, Sico JJ, Cheng EM, Damush TM. Assessment of the Protocol-Guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurological Symptoms (PREVENT) Program for Improving Quality of Care for Transient Ischemic Attack. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2015920. PMID: 32897372, PMCID: PMC7489850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackQuality of careIschemic attackElectronic health record toolsRecurrent vascular eventsDiverse medical centersGuideline-recommended processesQuality improvement interventionsProportion of veteransHealth care systemImplementation periodIntervention associationsQI supportVascular eventsMost patientsPrimary outcomeMean ageCare existIntervention periodSymptom interventionMedical CenterQI interventionsMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskTimely managementChoosing wisely in emergency medicine: Early results and insights from the ACEP emergency quality network (E-QUAL)
Venkatesh AK, Scofi JE, Rothenberg C, Berdahl CT, Tarrant N, Sharma D, Goyal P, Pilgrim R, Klauer K, Schuur JD. Choosing wisely in emergency medicine: Early results and insights from the ACEP emergency quality network (E-QUAL). The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 39: 102-108. PMID: 32014376, PMCID: PMC7365747, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT utilization ratesMinor head injuryLow back painBack painHead injuryED sitesAtraumatic back painChoosing Wisely recommendationsQuality improvement dataLow-value careWisely recommendationsEmergency physiciansObservational studyQI interventionsAmerican CollegeClinical targetsPainSyncopeQI practicesInjuryEmergency medicineSignificant decreasePractice improvementImprovement dataMRIPromoting Quality Face-to-Face Communication during Ophthalmology Encounters in the Electronic Health Record Era
Baxter S, Gali H, Chiang M, Hribar M, Ohno-Machado L, El-Kareh R, Huang A, Chen H, Camp A, Kikkawa D, Korn B, Lee J, Longhurst C, Millen M. Promoting Quality Face-to-Face Communication during Ophthalmology Encounters in the Electronic Health Record Era. Applied Clinical Informatics 2020, 11: 130-141. PMID: 32074650, PMCID: PMC7030957, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic Health Record EraDocumentation efficiencyEHR implementationPhysician-patient interactionAcademic ophthalmology departmentsElectronic health recordsOutpatient ophthalmologyQuality improvement strategiesUse of scribesOutpatient encountersProspective studyOphthalmology departmentQI interventionsQI strategiesPatientsTeam-based workflowsEHR efficiencyNote templateArray of interventionsOphthalmologistsEHR useHealth recordsDocumentation timePhysician burnoutTablet-based application
2019
Mapping the care transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility
Britton M, Petersen‐Pickett J, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Mapping the care transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice 2019, 26: 786-790. PMID: 31309664, PMCID: PMC6962572, DOI: 10.1111/jep.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesHospital dischargeCare teamSNF admissionFunctional statusCare transitionsNursing facilitiesLocal skilled nursing facilityPost-acute care utilizationUnplanned hospital readmissionPatients' functional statusPatient care transitionsAcademic medical centerPhysical therapy servicesPatient care settingsQuality improvement teamAdverse eventsHospital readmissionPatient dispositionCare utilizationCare settingsMedical CenterQI interventionsCare managementTherapy services
2018
A two-step quality-improvement intervention to address Pap smear quality at public health facilities in South Africa
Mulongo M, Oberlin A, Firnhaber C, Goeieman B, Ramotshela S, Michelow P, Jordaan S, Chibwesha C. A two-step quality-improvement intervention to address Pap smear quality at public health facilities in South Africa. South African Medical Journal 2018, 108: 926-928. PMID: 30645958, PMCID: PMC6335964, DOI: 10.7196/samj.2018.v108i11.13153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-intervention periodHealth facilitiesQuality-improvementPap smear qualityDepartment of Health (DoHQuality-improvement interventionsDistrict health facilitiesPublic health facilitiesPap smearAdequacy rateQI interventionsQI projectPap smear collectionTshwane districtFisher's exact testSouth AfricaAyre spatulaWooden Ayre spatulaInterventionGauteng ProvincePAPExact testSmear qualityTshwaneTraining
2012
Building Hospital Management Capacity to Improve Patient Flow for Cardiac Catheterization at a Cardiovascular Hospital in Egypt
Wong R, Hathi S, Linnander EL, Banna A, Maraghi M, Din R, Ahmed A, Hafez AR, Allam AA, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Building Hospital Management Capacity to Improve Patient Flow for Cardiac Catheterization at a Cardiovascular Hospital in Egypt. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2012, 38: 147-153. PMID: 22533126, PMCID: PMC3427659, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38019-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterizationPre-post intervention studyPercentage of patientsPatient flowPre-intervention periodNational Heart InstituteCatheterization laboratory proceduresResource-limited settingsSubset of proceduresTotal patientsConsecutive patientsMiddle-income countriesCardiovascular HospitalPostintervention periodHeart InstituteHospital careHigh-income countriesQI interventionsPatientsCatheterization proceduresIntervention studiesCatheterizationPatient crowdingWard unitSignificant reductionImpact of a Metabolic Screening Bundle on Rates of Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in a Psychiatry Resident Outpatient Clinic
Wiechers IR, Viron M, Stoklosa J, Freudenreich O, Henderson DC, Weiss A. Impact of a Metabolic Screening Bundle on Rates of Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in a Psychiatry Resident Outpatient Clinic. Academic Psychiatry 2012, 36: 118-121. PMID: 22532201, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.10090138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsAntipsychotic medicationMedical recordsMetabolic syndromeIndividual patient electronic medical recordsMetabolic screeningSecond-generation antipsychoticsMetabolic syndrome screeningPatients' electronic medical recordsCardiometabolic side effectsRate of documentationRates of screeningQuality improvement interventionsResident outpatient clinicOutpatient clinicResident clinicQI interventionsAudit periodSide effectsQuarterly auditsPatientsMedicationsAntipsychoticsSyndromeClinic
1997
A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Meehan TP, Radford MJ, Vaccarino LV, Gottlieb LD, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman MV, Revkin JH, Therrien ML, Petrillo MK, Krumholz HM. A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Connecticut Medicine 1997, 61: 147-55. PMID: 9097486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project
1996
A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Meehan T, Radford M, Vaccarino L, Gottlieb L, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman M, Revkin J, Therrien M, Petrillo M, Krumholz H. A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1996, 22: 751-761. PMID: 8937949, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30280-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project
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