August 1, 2003
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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.
National Program
A state demonstration program to test the operation and design of delivery systems that integrate long-term and acute care services under combined Medicare and Medicaid capitation payments for elderly patients.
November 24, 2009
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Story
More than 300 nurses, public policy experts and health care professionals attended an acute care forum organized by the Initiative on the Future of Nursing in October that featured leading experts from around the country.
October 27, 2009
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Story
More than 300 nurses, public policy experts and health care professionals gathered to focus on improving quality care across acute care settings.
January 14, 2009
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Program Result
Minnesota's Department of Human Services planned, developed and implemented Minnesota Senior Health Options, a managed care program that blends funds from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
September 1, 2012
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Journal Article
The success of this nurse-led collaborative underscores the role of nurses in quality improvement.
June 1, 2012
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Journal Article
Nurses play a critical role in identifying and intercepting medication errors regardless where the error originates—at the prescribing, transcribing, dispensing or administration stages.
January 1, 2012
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Journal Article
Nurses use clinical reasoning to prevent medication errors, saving lives and increasing the efficiency of the health care system.
January 1, 2012
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Journal Article
Approximately 3 million children in the United States are hospitalized every year. This study examines children and adolescents' views of the quality of their nursing care while hospitalized and their physical and emotional states.
December 1, 2011
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Journal Article
The SCC scale was found to be reliable and valid for representing nursing compliance with evidence-based smoking cessation counseling.