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.
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.
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.
Translation of Evidence-Based Clinical Standards into a New Prehospital Resuscitation Policy in Los Angeles
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an example of "community-partnered participatory research," an EMS agency and a research team collaborated to rapidly develop and implement changes to long-established guidelines regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, demonstrating how evidence-based research can influence policy and benefit patients.
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 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.
Interventions to Improve Parental Communication About Sex
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Adolescents can benefit from a parent talking to them about sex parents can learn better ways to communicate.