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
2005
Prevention of Nosocomial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Through Computerized Feedback to Physicians and a Nurse-Directed Protocol
Topal J, Conklin S, Camp K, Morris V, Balcezak T, Herbert P. Prevention of Nosocomial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Through Computerized Feedback to Physicians and a Nurse-Directed Protocol. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2005, 20: 121-126. PMID: 15951517, DOI: 10.1177/1062860605276074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsUrinary tract infectionTract infectionsUrinary catheterDevelopment of CAUTIIncidence of CAUTINosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infectionsCatheter-Associated Urinary Tract InfectionBaseline rateInappropriate catheter useClinical end pointsCommon nosocomial infectionGeneral medical servicesCatheter useNosocomial infectionsBladder scannerStaff educationEnd pointMedical literatureInappropriate useInfectionMedical servicesBaseline dataDevice useCatheter