A Survey of Academic Medical Centers to Distinguish Between Quality Improvement and Research Activities

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nate Johnson ◽  
Lee Vermeulen ◽  
Kelly M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Academic Medical

scholarly journals Increased Adoption of Quality Improvement Interventions to Implement Evidence-Based Practices for Pressure Ulcer Prevention in U.S. Academic Medical Centers

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 328-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
William V. Padula ◽  
Manish K. Mishra ◽  
Mary Beth F. Makic ◽  
Heidi L. Wald ◽  
Jonathan D. Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Pressure Ulcer Prevention ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Improvement Interventions ◽  
Quality Improvement Interventions

Graduate Medical Education as the Driver for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety: A National Initiative of Independent Academic Medical Centers

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 336-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Welling ◽  
Kevin Grannan ◽  
John Boberg ◽  
Kimberly Pierce-Boggs ◽  
Amy Engel
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Graduate Medical Education ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Graduate Medical ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
National Initiative

A multicenter quality improvement initiative on the impact of pharmacists’ postdischarge follow-up to reduce medication-related acute care episodes

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
pp. 938-942
Author(s):  
Lydia Noh ◽  
Kristina Heimerl ◽  
Rita Shane
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Purpose This multicenter quality improvement initiative aims to measure and quantify pharmacists’ impact on reducing medication-related acute care episodes (MACEs) for high-risk patients at an increased risk for readmission due to drug-related problems (DRPs). Methods This was a prospective, multicenter quality improvement initiative conducted at 9 academic medical centers. Each participant implemented a standardized methodology for evaluating MACE likelihood to demonstrate the impact of pharmacist postdischarge follow-up (PDFU). The primary outcome was MACEs prevented, and the secondary outcome was DRPs identified and resolved by pharmacists. During PDFU, pharmacists were responsible for identification and resolution of DRPs, and cases were reviewed by physicians to confirm whether potential MACEs were prevented. Results A total of 840 patients were contacted by 9 participating academic medical centers during a 6-week data collection period. Of these, 328 cases were identified as MACEs prevented during PDFU by pharmacists, and physician reviewers confirmed that pharmacist identification of DRPs during PDFU prevented 27.9% of readmissions. Pharmacist identified 959 DRPs, 2.8% (27) of which were identified as potentially life threatening. Potentially serious or significant DRPs made up 56.6% (543) of the DRPs, and 40.6% (389) were identified as having a low capacity for harm. Conclusion The results demonstrate that PDFU of high-risk patients reduces DRPs and prevents MACEs based on physician confirmation. Implementation of MACE methodology provides health-system pharmacy departments the ability to demonstrate pharmacists’ value in transitions of care and assist in expanding pharmacist services.

Ambulatory Quality Improvement in Academic Medical Centers: A Changing Landscape

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian F. Leas ◽  
Neil I. Goldfarb ◽  
Robert C. Browne ◽  
Mark Keroack ◽  
David B. Nash
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical

scholarly journals Discharge Practices for COVID-19 Patients: Rapid Review of Published Guidance and Synthesis of Documents and Practices at 22 US Academic Medical Centers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ryan Greysen ◽  
◽  
Andrew D. Auerbach ◽  
Matthew D. Mitchell ◽  
Jennifer N Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical

Unplanned Reoperation and Implant Revision After Total Wrist Arthroplasty

Hand ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 155894471989881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor M. Pong ◽  
Wouter F. van Leeuwen ◽  
Kamil Oflazoglu ◽  
Philip E. Blazar ◽  
Neal Chen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Implant Removal ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Implant Design ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Total Wrist Arthroplasty ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Wrist Arthroplasty

Background: Total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) is a treatment option for many debilitating wrist conditions. With recent improvements in implant design, indications for TWA have broadened. However, despite these improvements, there are still complications associated with TWA, such as unplanned reoperation and eventual implant removal. The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for an unplanned reoperation or implant revision after a TWA at 2 academic medical centers between 2002 and 2015. Methods: In this retrospective study, 24 consecutive TWAs were identified using CPT codes. Medical records were manually reviewed to identify demographic, patient- or disease-related, and surgery-related risk factors for reoperation and implant removal after a primary TWA. Results: Forty-six percent of wrists (11 of 24 TWAs performed) had a reoperation after a median of 3.4 years, while 29% (7 of 24) underwent implant revision after a median of 5 years. Two patients had wrist surgery prior to their TWA, both eventually had their implant removed ( P = .08). There were no risk factors associated with reoperation or implant removal. Conclusion: Unplanned reoperation and implant removal after a primary TWA are common. Approximately 1 in 3 wrists are likely to undergo revision surgery. We found no factors associated with reoperation or implant removal; however, prior wrist surgery showed a trend toward risk of implant removal after TWA.

A Survey of Intravenous Remifentanil Use for Labor Analgesia at Academic Medical Centers in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 132-133
Author(s):  
J. Aaronson ◽  
S. Abramovitz ◽  
R. Smiley ◽  
V. Tangel ◽  
R. Landau
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Labor Analgesia ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical
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