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Automated Appointment Reminders And No-Show Rates At Appletree Bay Primary Care: A Quality Assurance Project, Kathleen Margaret Clark
Automated Appointment Reminders And No-Show Rates At Appletree Bay Primary Care: A Quality Assurance Project, Kathleen Margaret Clark
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Master Project Publications
This quality assurance project is aimed to determine how effective a specific primary care office’s current method of reminding patients of scheduled appointments is in reducing the percentage of no-shows. The retrospective data gathered from a calendar month will be evaluated to determine what percentage of patients check-in when reminded with a telephone call. The estimated national no-show is between 23% and 34%. This project reveled a no-show rate of 3.7% at Appletree Bay Primary Care, This rate is important to the health and wellness of their patients. With additional research, the variables affecting this practice’s no-show rates may be …
The Impacts Of Preconception Nutrition On Pregnancy: An Educational Module Promoting Preconception Care, Alexa R. Holleran
The Impacts Of Preconception Nutrition On Pregnancy: An Educational Module Promoting Preconception Care, Alexa R. Holleran
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Master Project Publications
Recent research has shown that maternal overweight and obesity (OW/OB) prior to conception are directly and independently associated with negative outcomes in pregnancy, birth, infancy, childhood, and beyond. The purpose of this project was to create and evaluate educational materials for providers who work with women of childbearing age, in order to encourage and facilitate conversations about the importance of preconception nutrition in family planning. A literature review was conducted, and from it two documents were created: 1) an educational module for providers offering background information, relevant research, and tips for discussing the matter with patients; and 2) an infographic-style …
Increasing Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Adults 65 And Older: The Development And Implementation Of A Pneumococcal Vaccine Administration And Documentation Protocol For A Small Primary Care Practice., Marina M. Ecklund
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Master Project Publications
This project focuses on the development of a protocol to increase administration and documentation of pneumococcal vaccination among patient 65 years and older in a primary care practice setting. The project entails reviewing immunization records of all patients age ≥ 65 years at Appletree Bay Primary Care (ABPC) practice to determine current pneumococcal vaccination rates among the specified age group within the practice. A single trial vaccination clinic was it established in collaboration with the Vermont Family Pharmacy wherein patients were contacted by phone by the primary investigator, informed that they may be due for one or more pneumococcal vaccination …