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and from AHRQ, CMWF, CMS, RAND, NHS and other international health AgencyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-91924445491439470442011-07-12T07:46:00.003+02:002011-07-12T07:54:18.784+02:00Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes in Critical Access Rural Hospital<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 13px; "><ul class="cit-auth-list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: inherit; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; "><li class="first-item" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0.85em; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; text-indent: 0px; "><span class="cit-auth cit-auth-type-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; white-space: normal; "></span></li></ul></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13px; "><div style="font-size: 15px; "><div>Karen E. Joynt, Yael Harris, E. John Orav, Ashish K. Jha</div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 13px; ">JAMA. 2011;306(1):45-52.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 13px; "><ul class="cit-views" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 32px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; 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border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: inherit; text-align: inherit;"><li class="last-item" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0.9em; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; text-indent: 0px; "></li></span></span></ul></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-80942465473850295742010-08-19T18:07:00.001+02:002010-08-19T19:02:43.643+02:00Quality Measures and the Individual Physician<div>Danielle Ofri, M.D., Ph.D.</div><div>N Engl J Med 2010; 363:606-607</div><div><a class="zone-tools-articlePdf" href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1006298">PDF </a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-46452921990972956672010-08-18T19:15:00.002+02:002010-08-19T19:30:42.959+02:00Accountability Measures — Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement<div><div>M.R. Chassin, J.M. Loeb, S.P. Schmaltz, R.M. Wachter</div><div>N Engl J Med 2010; 363:683-688</div></div><div><a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMsb1002320">PDF</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-34809788807085758222010-07-22T18:25:00.000+02:002010-07-22T18:26:32.058+02:00The Missing Voice of Patients in Drug-Safety ReportingBasch, Ethan<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 865-869<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/362/10/865">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/10/865">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/10/865.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-14816325436369370732010-07-22T16:50:00.002+02:002010-07-22T16:53:44.785+02:00Clarifying Sources of Geographic Differences in Medicare SpendingZuckerman, Stephen, Waidmann, Timothy, Berenson, Robert, Hadley, Jack<br />N Engl J Med 2010 363: 54-62<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/363/1/54">Abstract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/363/1/54">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/363/1/54.pdf">PDF</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMsa0909253/DC1">Supplementary Appendix</a><br /><br />Editorial<br /><br /><strong>Geographic Variation in Medicare Spending.</strong><br />Epstein, A. M. <br />N Engl J Med 2010 363: 85-86<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/363/1/85">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/363/1/85">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/363/1/85.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-65877497878489015652010-07-21T17:29:00.000+02:002010-07-22T17:30:14.519+02:00Effect of Bar-Code Technology on the Safety of Medication AdministrationPoon, Eric G., Keohane, Carol A., Yoon, Catherine S., Ditmore, Matthew, Bane, Anne, Levtzion-Korach, Osnat, Moniz, Thomas, Rothschild, Jeffrey M., Kachalia, Allen B., Hayes, Judy, Churchill, William W., Lipsitz, Stuart, Whittemore, Anthony D., Bates, David W., Gandhi, Tejal K.<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 1698-1707<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/362/18/1698">Abstract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/18/1698">Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/18/1698.pdf">PDF</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/18/1698/DC1">Supplementary Material</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-81950765598231952742010-07-20T10:19:00.001+02:002010-07-20T10:19:59.701+02:00Checklists and Guidelines: Imaging Techniques for Visualizing What to DoFrank Davidoff<br />JAMA. 2010;304(2):206-207.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/304/2/206">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/2/206">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/304/2/206">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-51304738836772482762010-07-20T10:17:00.000+02:002010-07-22T17:45:49.229+02:00Learning Accountability for Patient OutcomesPeter J. Pronovost<br />JAMA. 2010;304(2):204-205.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/304/2/204">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/2/204">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/304/2/204">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-42307528617913523422010-07-19T10:11:00.001+02:002010-07-20T10:23:01.856+02:00Physicians' Perceptions, Preparedness for Reporting, and Experiences Related to Impaired and Incompetent ColleaguesCatherine M. DesRoches; Sowmya R. Rao; John A. Fromson; Robert J. Birnbaum; Lisa Iezzoni; Christine Vogeli; Eric G. Campbell<br />JAMA. 2010;304(2):187-193.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/304/2/187">ABSTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/2/187">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/304/2/187">PDF</a><br /><br />Editorial<br /><br /><strong>The Role of Professionalism and Self-regulation in Detecting Impaired or Incompetent Physicians</strong><br />Matthew K. Wynia<br />JAMA. 2010;304(2):210-212.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/304/2/210">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/2/210">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/304/2/210">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-85676677875081424052010-07-16T10:30:00.000+02:002010-07-20T10:30:38.844+02:00Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology Is Managing InformationRichard J. Baron<br />JAMA. 2010;304(1):89-90.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/304/1/89">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/1/89">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/304/1/89">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-19487045461362420062010-07-15T10:31:00.003+02:002010-07-20T10:44:27.806+02:00Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures and the Association With Postoperative InfectionsJonah J. Stulberg; Conor P. Delaney; Duncan V. Neuhauser; David C. Aron; Pingfu Fu; Siran M. Koroukian<br />JAMA. 2010;303(24):2479-2485.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/24/2479">ABSTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/24/2479">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/24/2479">PDF</a><br /><br />Editorial<br /><br /><strong>Surgical Care Improvement: Should Performance Measures Have Performance Measures</strong><br />Mary T. Hawn<br />JAMA. 2010;303(24):2527-2528.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/24/2527">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/24/2527">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/24/2527">PDF</a><br /><br /><br /><a name="JAMA_PATIENT_PAGE"></a>JAMA Patient Page<br /><strong>Postoperative Infections</strong><br />Janet M. Torpy; Alison E. Burke; Richard M. Glass<br />JAMA. 2010;303(24):2544.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/24/2544">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/24/2544">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/24/2544">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-9230037834675957302010-07-14T10:45:00.000+02:002010-07-20T10:45:41.810+02:00Quality of Care—How Good Is Good Enough?Harold C. Sox; Sheldon Greenfield<br />JAMA. 2010;303(23):2403-2404.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/23/2403">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/23/2403">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/23/2403">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-34766558066193404992010-07-13T10:45:00.000+02:002010-07-20T10:46:22.955+02:00Payment Policy Based on Measurement of Health Care Spending and OutcomesMarco D. Huesch<br />JAMA. 2010;303(23):2405-2406.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/23/2405">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/23/2405">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/23/2405">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-70866964959865541822010-07-12T10:52:00.001+02:002010-07-20T10:53:43.220+02:00Infection Control Assessment of Ambulatory Surgical CentersMelissa K. Schaefer; Michael Jhung; Marilyn Dahl; Sarah Schillie; Crystal Simpson; Eloisa Llata; Ruth Link-Gelles; Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran; Priti Patel; Elizabeth Bolyard; Lynne Sehulster; Arjun Srinivasan; Joseph F. Perz<br />JAMA. 2010;303(22):2273-2279.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/22/2273">ABSTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/22/2273">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/22/2273">PDF</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/22/2273/DC1">JAMA REPORT VIDEO</a><br /><br />Editorial<br /><br /><strong>Infection Control Practices in Ambulatory Surgical Centers</strong><br />Philip S. Barie<br />JAMA. 2010;303(22):2295-2297.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/22/2295">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/22/2295">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/22/2295">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-84014121204825717242010-07-09T10:56:00.000+02:002010-07-20T10:57:18.575+02:00Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care: Striking a BalanceRobert H. Brook<br />JAMA. 2010;303(22):2289-2290.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/22/2289">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/22/2289">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/22/2289">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-38300328179885165742010-07-08T10:59:00.000+02:002010-07-20T11:00:09.748+02:00Using Science to Improve the Nation's Health System: NIH's Commitment to Comparative Effectiveness ResearchMichael S. Lauer; Francis S. Collins<br />JAMA. 2010;303(21):2182-2183.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/303/21/2182">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/21/2182">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/303/21/2182">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-30053965920428783952010-07-07T17:47:00.000+02:002010-07-22T17:48:17.813+02:00Cost Consciousness in Patient Care -- What Is Medical Education's Responsibility?Cooke, Molly<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 1253-1255<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/362/14/1253">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/14/1253">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/14/1253.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-58566958780373323982010-07-06T17:55:00.000+02:002010-07-22T17:56:07.126+02:00Untangling the Web -- Patients, Doctors, and the InternetHartzband, Pamela, Groopman, Jerome<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 1063-1066<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/362/12/1063">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/12/1063">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/12/1063.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-44023212862472441332010-07-05T18:02:00.001+02:002010-07-22T18:05:47.496+02:00Can Electronic Clinical Documentation Help Prevent Diagnostic Errors?Schiff, Gordon D., Bates, David W.<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 1066-1069<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/362/12/1066">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/12/1066">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/12/1066.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-80605755356784953662010-07-02T18:05:00.000+02:002010-07-22T18:07:28.447+02:00Hospital Volume and 30-Day Mortality for Three Common Medical ConditionsRoss, Joseph S., Normand, Sharon-Lise T., Wang, Yun, Ko, Dennis T., Chen, Jersey, Drye, Elizabeth E., Keenan, Patricia S., Lichtman, Judith H., Bueno, Hector, Schreiner, Geoffrey C., Krumholz, Harlan M.<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 1110-1118<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/362/12/1110">Abstract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/12/1110">Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/12/1110.pdf">PDF</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/12/1110/DC1">Supplementary Material</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-74465451056307238552010-07-01T18:22:00.000+02:002010-07-22T18:23:16.258+02:00Five Next Steps for a New National Program for Comparative-Effectiveness ResearchVanLare, Jordan M., Conway, Patrick H., Sox, Harold C.<br />N Engl J Med 2010 362: 970-973<br /><a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/362/11/970">Extract</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/11/970">FREE Full Text</a> <a class="adlink" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/362/11/970.pdf">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-31379114427112373212009-12-09T08:18:00.000+01:002009-12-09T08:19:41.952+01:00Relationship of Primary Care Physicians' Patient Caseload With Measurement of Quality and Cost PerformanceDavid J. Nyweide; William B. Weeks; Daniel J. Gottlieb; Lawrence P. Casalino; Elliott S. Fisher<br />JAMA. 2009;302(22):2444-2450.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/22/2444">ABSTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/302/22/2444">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/302/22/2444">PDF</a><br /><br />Editorial<br /><br /><strong>Measuring Physicians' Quality and Performance: Adrift on Lake Wobegon</strong><br />Donald M. Berwick<br />JAMA. 2009;302(22):2485-2486.<br /><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/302/22/2485">EXTRACT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/302/22/2485">FULL TEXT</a> <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/302/22/2485">PDF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-54324298905659920852009-12-08T08:21:00.000+01:002009-12-09T08:23:09.479+01:00Pay for Performance in Primary Care in England and California: Comparison of Unintended ConsequencesMcDonald, Ruth, Roland, Martin<br />Ann Fam Med 2009 7: 121-127<br /> <a href="http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/2/121">[Abstract]</a> <a href="http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/121">[Full Text]</a> <a href="http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/reprint/7/2/121">[PDF]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-60962090289568046902009-12-07T08:23:00.001+01:002009-12-07T08:29:06.566+01:00Pressure Ulcer Reduction Toolkit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooEZmG22m_sZcagHc1jtiQLuvpTBlm0CAxzy28rAjuroPi4oj_GttmfAUtlFDeZTPrU5XxHhyphenhyphenrBfCeg5zEV3GJwpT8L7yhqkuT86KKM1y0P9wTnk0woAA-kk-anHA33io2Hn-cw/s1600-h/Pressure+Ulcer+Reduction+Toolkit.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooEZmG22m_sZcagHc1jtiQLuvpTBlm0CAxzy28rAjuroPi4oj_GttmfAUtlFDeZTPrU5XxHhyphenhyphenrBfCeg5zEV3GJwpT8L7yhqkuT86KKM1y0P9wTnk0woAA-kk-anHA33io2Hn-cw/s200/Pressure+Ulcer+Reduction+Toolkit.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412392951762270482" /></a><p><a href="http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2651">www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2651</a></p><p>TMF Health Quality Institute developed this toolkit to help nursing home staff better prevent, treat, and heal pressure ulcers.<br /><br />Some of the topics included in the toolkit are:<br /></p><ul> <li>Facility-acquired pressure ulcer investigation tool </li> <li>Protein-energy malnutrition definition </li> <li>Team progress assessment </li> <li>Facility-acquired pressure ulcer-free days calendar tool </li> <li>Facility-level assessment </li> <li>Resident-level assessment </li> <li>Quality improvement workbook </li> <li>Facility assessment checklist </li> <li>Organizational commitment </li> <li>Risk assessment </li> <li>Development of a plan of care </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12835050.post-87061729712311535592009-12-04T08:51:00.004+01:002009-12-07T09:27:11.924+01:00Clean, Safe Care: Reducing Infections and Saving Lives Strategy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#525252;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:small;"><h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; color: rgb(21, 173, 135); font-weight: 100; font-size:1.4em;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(82, 82, 82); font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.clean-safe-care.nhs.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">www.clean-safe-care.nhs.uk</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(82, 82, 82); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; font-size:small;">The purpose of the site from the UK Department of Health is to provide a hub for information, Tools and News about reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAI) and providing safe, clean, reliable healthcare. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#525252;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;font-size:small;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#525252;"><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></span><p></p><p></p></h2></span><p></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com