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Nursing

University of Kentucky

2011

Deterioration

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A Systematic Approach To Manage Clinical Deterioration On Inpatient Units In The Health Care System, Colleen H. Swartz Jan 2011

A Systematic Approach To Manage Clinical Deterioration On Inpatient Units In The Health Care System, Colleen H. Swartz

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The transformation of health care delivery in the United States is accelerating at unbelievable speed. The acceleration is a result of many variables including health care reform as well as the covariation occurring with adjustments in regulations related to resident work hours. The evolving care delivery model has exposed a vulnerability of the health system, specifically in academic medical centers of the United States. Academic medical centers have established a care delivery model grounded and predicated in resident presence and performance. With changes in resident work expectations and reduced time spent in hospitals, an urgent need exists to evaluate and …