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August 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Council on Aging of the Cincinnati Area developed a project to enhance care for the frail elderly by linking acute and long-term care services and improving communication and coordination among providers.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Older adults have different discharge needs than the general population and require more help in making care transitions.
June 1, 2009 | Program Result
Allies Against Asthma supported the efforts of seven community-based coalitions to improve the management of pediatric asthma in their areas.
National Program
To support community-based coalitions aimed at improving efforts to control pediatric asthma.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The success of this nurse-led collaborative underscores the role of nurses in quality improvement.
May 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1988 to 1999, staff at Duke University Medical Center designed and conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the nonmedical outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease who received either coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
March 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Researchers found that a 10-point increase in the percentage of nurses holding a baccalaureate degree in nursing within a hospital was associated with an average reduction of 2.12 deaths for every 1,000 patients.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Adding home health visits by community health workers for families already receiving in-clinic support from asthma nurses, gives their asthmatic children 24 more symptom-free days per year on average and also modestly improves quality of life for caregivers.
October 27, 2009 | Story
More than 300 nurses, public policy experts and health care professionals gathered to focus on improving quality care across acute care settings.
June 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Benefits outweigh the risks of conducting collaborative nursing research.