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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
A Systematic Literature Review On Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Initiatives In The United States, Daisy D. Pang
A Systematic Literature Review On Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Initiatives In The United States, Daisy D. Pang
Capstone Experience
As the number of people 65 and older increases due to the baby boomer population, there will be a greater demand for long-term care (LTC) services. Quality improvement in LTC is essential to ensure positive health outcomes, patient satisfaction, and reduction in healthcare costs. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to identify the current quality initiatives for LTC in the United States and evaluate the outcomes, effects, and values of each quality initiative identified to support the claim that current the quality initiatives have a limited effect on quality improvement in LTC settings. The Preferred Reporting Items for …
Assessing The Workforce Of The Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department For The Development Of A Workforce Development Plan, Arnel Ramos
Capstone Experience
The purpose of this project was to assess the capacity and needs of the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) workforce and to develop a workforce development plan that would meet the accreditation standards of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). An assessment survey was developed online through the Survey Monkey website using competency skills based on the guidelines established by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. The selected competency skills were reviewed and approved for relevance by the SWNPHD leadership and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Office of Public Health …
A Characterization Of The Medical-Legal Partnership (Mlp) Of Nebraska Medicine, Jordan Pieper
A Characterization Of The Medical-Legal Partnership (Mlp) Of Nebraska Medicine, Jordan Pieper
Capstone Experience
This research study was completed at Legal Aid of Nebraska’s Health, Education, and Law Project through the partnership it has formed working with Nebraska Medicine and Iowa Legal Aid. Traditionally, health and disease have always been viewed exclusively as "healthcare" issues. But with healthcare consistently growing towards holistic approaches to help patients, we now know there are deeper, structural conditions of society that can act as strong driving forces of a person's poor daily living conditions that can negatively impact health. The importance of a Medical-Legal Partnership is that it considers a patient's social determinants of health (SDHs). The goal …