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August 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
This research brief identifies hospital characteristics that facilitate adoption of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Safe Practices for Better Healthcare targeted at improving patient safety.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Limited evidence is available on the effectiveness of various formats used in the redesign of clinical practice for well-child care.
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Existing evidence is the basis for clinical practice guidelines. Because the evidence base changes rapidly, adherence to guidelines might be a misleading performance measure. This study analyzed indications for percutaneous coronary interventions using guidelines established in 2001 and 2005.
December 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hosted a meeting of child health experts to develop an agenda for a national conference on the implementation of guidelines for providing health care services to children with special health care needs.
January 17, 2002 | Program Results Report
St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., assessed the feasibility of enhancing clinical decision-making using integrated management information systems and clinical guidelines.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Hospitals that participated in Expecting Success reported monthly data on 20 cardiac care quality indicators, all analyzed by patient race, ethnicity and language.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a framework to indicate when patients with comorbid illness are more or less likely to benefit from colorectal cancer screening practice guidelines. Patients with multiple chronic diseases do not always survive long enough to gain from medically indicated practices with immediate risks and delayed benefits.
April 21, 2009 | Program Results Report
The National Committee for Quality Assurance created, tested and disseminated tools to measure practice systems: formal processes and information systems used to ensure high-quality care and prevention of chronic illness.
July 15, 2008 | Program Results Report
The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin served as the lead organization in a project to update the U.S. Public Health Service clinical practice guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
July 5, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines geographic variations in the cost of treating 10 conditions.