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Implementation Of A Treatment Plan In A Rural Health Clinic For Patients With A Diagnosis Of Migraine Headache, Darleen C. Hoffert
Implementation Of A Treatment Plan In A Rural Health Clinic For Patients With A Diagnosis Of Migraine Headache, Darleen C. Hoffert
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this practice dissertation was to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients in a small, rural health clinic with a diagnosis of migraine headache. The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) prepared a health care guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of headaches (Beithon et al., 2013). As part of this guideline, aims and measures were provided for the purpose of quality improvement in migraine headache management (Beithon et al., 2013). The guidelines state the purpose of Aim #5 is to, “increase the percentage of patients with migraine headache who have a treatment plan” (Beithon …