2013
The Safe Patient Flow Initiative: A Collaborative Quality Improvement Journey at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Jweinat J, Damore P, Morris V, D’Aquila R, Bacon S, Balcezak TJ. The Safe Patient Flow Initiative: A Collaborative Quality Improvement Journey at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2013, 39: 447-ap9. PMID: 24195198, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39058-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalAdult emergency departmentEmergency departmentPostanesthesia care unitAcademic medical centerPhysician/providerCare unitInpatient lengthFlow of patientsMedical CenterFiscal year 2008Operating roomPatient flowPatientsStayHospitalVisual controlSteering CommitteeDepartmentAverage lengthImprovement effortsFY 2011Days
2007
Common myths about caring for patients with terminal illness: Opportunities to improve care in the hospital setting
Cherlin E, Morris V, Morris J, Johnson‐Hurzeler R, Sullivan GM, Bradley EH. Common myths about caring for patients with terminal illness: Opportunities to improve care in the hospital setting. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 357-365. PMID: 18080336, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careTerminal illnessEnd of lifeIll patientsLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerSpecific clinical knowledgeAppropriate painOpioid therapySymptom controlSymptom managementMedical CenterHospital settingLife carePatientsHospiceIllnessFuture interventionsCareHospitalistsSuch physiciansClinical knowledgePainPhysiciansCommon myths