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.
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Adoption of Health Promotion Practices in a Cohort of US Physician Organizations
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An exploration of physician organizations' administrative changes and changes in health promotion practices found that physician organizations employ no standard set of health promotion practices, and that health promotion practices and organizational structure evolve over time.
Adoption of Policies to Treat Tobacco Dependence in US Medical Groups
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Most larger U.S. medical practice groups have some strategy in place to treat patients' tobacco dependence. But few have instituted a broad, multistrategy effort as recommended by Public Health Service guidelines, according to this survey-based study.
AHRQ Director says Nurses are Important Leaders in Improving Health Care Quality
January 21, 2009 | Story
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., also sees "nurses at the forefront in working with policy-makers and other leaders to achieve a more effective and efficient health care system."
A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality
January 1, 2006 | Report
The National Quality Forum endorsed a framework to guide the the provision of this specialized care.
A Phased Cluster-randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
A Report on "Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes"
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A June 2001 study by the research firm Roper Starch Worldwide (now RoperASW) found that readership of 195 public interest ads appearing in national publications in the years 1990-2000 had been dismal. The study, commissioned by communications consultant Andy Goodman, and funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, relied on analyses already in ASW's database estimating the ability of print ads to capture a reader's attention, hold his or her interest and establish the name of the advertiser.
Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This assessment of an early comprehensive piece of legislation to fight childhood obesity shows the weight status of Arkansas children may be stabilized and positive policy changes should support ongoing improvement. But implementing the act's intent faces ongoing challenges, according to this study from the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
Arkansas Attempts to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for Special Needs Children
December 1, 2003 | Program Result 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.
A Road Map for Improving the Performance of Performance Measures
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article discusses the current impasse in the field of quality measurement and what is needed to overcome this deadlock.