Well-Child Care Clinical Practice Redesign for Young Children
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.
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Impact of Changes in Clinical Practice Guidelines on Assessment of Quality of 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.
The Payoff Time
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.
Enhancing Patient Care with Practice Systems - Results are Mixed
April 21, 2009 | Program Result
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.
Arkansas Attempts to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for Special Needs Children
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
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.
Computer-Based Clinical Guidelines Can Help Physicians Manage Chronic Conditions
January 1, 2002 | Program Result
St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., assessed the feasibility of enhancing clinical decision-making using integrated management information systems and clinical guidelines.
Sample Script for Registration / Admission Staff
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.
Released in May 2008: Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use
July 15, 2008 | Program Result
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.
Management of Bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
No significant changes were seen in management of bronchiolitis after guidelines recommended against medications and x-rays for infants and toddlers.
Academic Practice Partnerships
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Academic nursing-practice partnerships create systems for nurses to enhance their learning opportunities and advance their profession.