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A Quality Improvement Initiative Using Discharge Education Videos To Improve Communication With Families In A Pediatric Urgent Care, Hannah G. Carron, Gisella Valderrama, Adam A. Vukovic

Patient Experience Journal

Introduction: Effective discharge communication, often given in verbal and written form, during pediatric acute healthcare visits positively impacts caregiver satisfaction and competency in providing at-home care. Institutions are beginning to incorporate evidence-based, and standardized multimedia education to try to further improve these outcomes.

Methods: For this QI initiative, educational videos were created and shown to families prior to discharge from a pediatric urgent care. PDSA cycles focused on development of an electronic medical record (EMR) order to provide video education, a best practice alert regarding this order, and recurrent staff education. The primary outcome measure was the percentage …

A Systematic Review Of Economic Evaluations Of Clinical Pharmacy Services In The United States: 2018-2022, Abdullah Alsharif, Bertha De Los Santos, Micheal Kim, Daniel Touchette, Alexandra Perez

HCA-NSU MD Research Day

Title: A systematic review of economic evaluations of clinical pharmacy services in the United States: 2018-2022 Authors: Bertha De Los Santos PharmD MS, Michael Kim PharmD, Abdullah Alsharif PharmD, Daniel Touchette PharmD MA, Alexandra Perez PharmD MS Background: Our objective was to identify, evaluate and synthesize evidence on the economic impact of clinical pharmacy services (CPS) compared to usual or alternative care in the United States. Methods: We searched Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, IPA, Embase, and CINAHL in September 2023 for US-based pharmacist-led clinical interventions published between January 2018 and December 2022. We excluded articles with a team-based intervention where the …

Cutaneous Adverse Effects From Diabetes Devices In Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review, Alicia Podwojniak, Joseph Flemming, Isabella J Tan, Hira Ghani, Zachary Neubauer, Anne Jones

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

BACKGROUND: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusions (CSIIs) are the current standard treatment devices for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management. With a high prevalence of T1D beginning in pediatrics and carrying into adulthood, insufficient glycemic control leads to poor patient outcomes. Dermatologic complications such as contact dermatitis, lipodystrophies, and inflammatory lesions are among those associated with CGM and CSII, which reduce glycemic control and patient compliance.

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to explore the current literature surrounding dermatologic complications of CGM and CSII as well as the impact on patient outcomes.

METHODS: A systematic review of the …

Clinical Learning Obstacles Of Nursing Students At The University Of Mosul: A Qualitative Study, Karam Yaseen Fathi, Younes K. Attia, Atheer Abd Ahmed, Ahmed K. Mohamed Taher

BioMed Visions Journal

Background: Clinical learning is a crucial component of nursing education, as it provides students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in real-life healthcare settings. However, nursing students often face obstacles during their clinical experiences that can hinder their learning and professional development. The study aim to explore the obstacles that nursing students confront during clinical training.

Materials and Methods: A qualitative phenomenological study design was used to reach the study's aim. The study was conducted in Mosul city and included 20 nursing students who were selected purposefully. A semi-structured interview with open-ended questions was used to collect …

New Era – Same Perspective, Surendra Marur, Gillian Junker

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Brief history of JCHIMP, future direction and acknowledgement of our 2023 peer reviewers and sources of our authors.

Implementing Bedside Shift Report In The Home Health Care Pediatric Setting, Ruth Elena Ramos-Ardila

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Developing and maintaining good communication is central in nursing because the goal is to achieve the best outcomes for the patient. In the past, written handover reports have been the standard way nurses communicate with each other, especially in the hospital and in home-based practice. Despite this rationale, this approach has considerable weaknesses: its high risk of mistakes and misunderstanding could negatively influence patient outcomes. In light of these concerns, this project examines the role of bedside shift reports in pediatric home care and the patient readmission rate. This project employed a quantitative, cross-sectional research approach involving 32 pediatric home …

Enhancing Patient Safety: The Role Of Interdisciplinary Teams In Reducing Blood Culture Contamination, Austin Patrick Eisenberg, Fady M. Awad, Brian Watson, Mohammed Faris

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

Blood cultures are vital to diagnostic workups among many hospitalized patients, providing valuable information about bloodstream infections (BSIs), which cause roughly 250 000 deaths annually between North America and Europe. Despite advances in health care, blood culture contamination remains a substantial problem, with deleterious effects on patient mortality, patient and hospital costs, and microbial resistance. This article reviews the repercussions of blood culture contamination on the health care system and delineates evidence-based strategies to decrease contamination rates.

Methods

To reduce blood culture contamination rates, our health care facility undertook a quality improvement initiative. A task force was created, consisting …

Big Data Analysis On Indonesia’S Primary Care Pay-For Performance, Aditya Darmasurya, Ari Dwi Aryani, Rahmad Asri Ritonga, Rahma Anindita, Pranatawati Nur Tsani, Bayu Yudanto, Tedo Arya Trisnanto, Trisnasari Trisnasari

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

In Indonesia’s social security program (JKN), there are more than 1,6 million visits in primary care providers each day. Indonesia's Social Security Administrative Body for Health (BPJS Kesehatan) manages the healthcare data recorded by the providers. In late 2019, the new Performance-Based Capitation (KBK) was introduced to primary care providers. They are assessed every month before the due for capitation payment. There are three indicators in the KBK scheme which are contact rate, non-specialty referral ratio, and proportion of PROLANIS disease management program members with controlled clinical outcome (PROLANIS indicator. This study analyzes data insights of KBK through big data …

An Evaluation Of The Safety Of Half-Dose Direct Oral Anticoagulants Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Pilot Study., Harrison A Patrizio, Rex W Lutz, Stephanie A Kwan, Adam Lencer, Gregory K Deirmengian

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

Background Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients on preoperative anticoagulation therapy present a challenge for adult reconstruction surgeons. The goal in managing such patients is to limit bleeding complications associated with administering the medications while preventing medical complications from withholding them. At our institution, we began a protocol in 2017 that utilizes a half-dose direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) regimen for one week followed by resuming of the full-dose regimen in select patients who underwent TJA. This study investigated the 90-day safety profile associated with this protocol compared to previous literature. Methodology A retrospective review of 898 patients from a single institution …

Preventing The Next Fall: The Power Of A Simple Checklist In Reducing Patient Falls, Ryan P. Bialaszewski, Michael Sander, Maria Hincapie, Rita Garza, Aurora Cavazos

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Background:
Preventable medical errors and adverse events in US hospitals are far too common and contribute to an estimated $17 billion annually in healthcare expenditures. Falls comprise the majority of these preventable adverse events and are a significant cause of increased healthcare costs, prolonged hospital stays, and patient morbidity and mortality. The average cost per hospital fall is estimated at $62,521 ($35,365 direct costs). Despite numerous preventative measures, the complexity of managing multiple interventions can lead to inconsistent application. Inspired by the success of surgical "time-out" checklists in operating rooms, we hypothesized that a standardized checklist for fall prevention could …

Does Hospital–Physician Integration Improve Hospital Performance? Results From A Usa Longitudinal Study, Soumya Upadhyay, Randyl A. Cochran, William Opoku-Agyeman

Healthcare Administration and Policy Faculty Research

In a dynamic healthcare industry, aligning the goals and objectives of hospitals and physicians through integration has been suggested to influence performance. Physicians’ leadership and active involvement in governance can direct resource usage, Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation, price negotiation, better coordination, and continuity of services for patients, thus affecting performance. This study aimed to examine the relationship between physician integration and hospital performance, investigating both financial and quality outcomes. We used a longitudinal study design. Our sample was hospital-level data from 2014 to 2019, which contained 6000 U.S. hospital-year observations. The dependent variables were quality outcomes (readmission rates) and …

M3t-Lm: A Multi-Modal Multi-Task Learning Model For Jointly Predicting Patient Length Of Stay And Mortality, Junde Chen, Qing Li, Feng Liu, Yuxin Wen

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Ensuring accurate predictions of inpatient length of stay (LoS) and mortality rates is essential for enhancing hospital service efficiency, particularly in light of the constraints posed by limited healthcare resources. Integrative analysis of heterogeneous clinic record data from different sources can hold great promise for improving the prognosis and diagnosis level of LoS and mortality. Currently, most existing studies solely focus on single data modality or tend to single-task learning, i.e., training LoS and mortality tasks separately. This limits the utilization of available multi-modal data and prevents the sharing of feature representations that could capture correlations between different tasks, ultimately …

Gynecological Cancers And Quality Of Life, Shaina E. Ettinger

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

ABSTRACT

Background: Every five minutes a woman in the United States receives a gynecological cancer diagnosis. On average, 88,128 women in the United States are diagnosed with gynecological cancer yearly and 12,158 of those women, or 7% require hospital readmission. Although patient readmission rate is relatively low for this population, a better understanding of how patients frame quality of life (QoL) may decrease readmission stemming from QoL complications. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the QoL issues that contributed to hospital readmission following surgical intervention in women newly diagnosed with gynecological cancer. Method: The study used a …

A Nurse-Driven Screening Process To Increase Icu Palliative Care Utilization, Sara L. Stock

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

Purpose

A scholarly project aimed to increase palliative care by 25% for intensive care unit patients in eight weeks by integrating nurse-driven screening process into multidisciplinary rounds.

Background

Palliative care provides valuable mental, emotional, and spiritual support for patients and families. These benefits are available to any patient with a disease process causing symptoms affecting quality of life. Palliative care is falsely equated with hospice care, leading to further delay. The original referral model relied only on intensivist identification of eligibility The project was implemented in a 20-bed medical and surgical ICU in a community hospital in the Houston area. …

Severe Hypertension In Postpartum: How A Nurse Driven Protocol Can Be Used To Decrease A Delay In Treatment, Kayleigh Momme

All Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

Problem: The problem at the practicum site is a delay in the treatment of severe range hypertension in postpartum patients due to IV push antihypertensives being administered by resident physicians who are clinically stationed in another building as opposed to the primary nurse.

Aim of the Project: The overall aim is to institute a protocol that will prevent a time delay for the treatment of severe range blood pressures in postpartum patients.

Review of Evidence: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period are the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Obstetric related governing bodies have come to …

Let’S Make It A Game: Utilizing An Escape Room To Study Variables And Interventions That Impact The Development Of Psychological Safety, Kimberly N. Williams

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

To thrive in today’s competitive markets, organizations must harness the insights of all members. This requires employees to feel comfortable collaborating and sharing diverse knowledge—a process enabled by psychological safety. Although extensively studied over the past two decades, how and when psychological safety develops remains unclear. This research addresses these gaps by exploring temporal changes in psychological safety and examining the role of team inputs, processes, and interventions in shaping psychological safety perceptions at individual and team levels. This study utilized a quasi-experimental design with repeated and independent measures in a sample of 74 medical and physician assistant students. Within-subject …

Documented Newborn Hearing Screenings In Florida Administrative Hospital Data: State Policy Compliance By Hospital Types, Teresa Anthony, Blake Barrett, Adam Brown, Jessica Ryan

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Purpose: Florida policy mandates newborn hearing screenings (NBHS) in hospitals. U.S. inpatient administrative hospital data reflects low rates of documented screenings. This analysis investigates inconsistencies between Florida policy and administrative records.

Method: Analysis of Florida statutory language was completed. Florida hospital administrative data was retrospectively analyzed using various statistical methods to explore differences in proportions of documented NBHS among distinct hospital types based on profit and teaching statuses.

Results: Florida mandate requires NBHS completion in the hospital prior to discharge from the birth facility or within 21 days after birth and allows for billing a third-party payer. …

Removal Of Common Antimicrobial Agents By Sustained Low- Efficiency Dialysis, Joanna Q. Hudson Pharmd, Bcps, Fasn, Fccp, Madelyn N. Hilgers Bs, Pharmd Candidate, Elvira O. Gosmanova Md

Faculty Publications

Adequate dosing of antimicrobials is paramount for treating infections in critically ill patients undergoing kidney replacement therapy; however, little is known about antimicrobial removal by sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED). The objective was to quantify the removal of cefepime, daptomycin, meropenem, piperacillin–tazobactam, and vancomycin in patients undergoing SLED. Adult patients ≥18 years with acute kidney injury (AKI) or end-stage kidney disease receiving one of the select antimicrobials and requiring SLED were included. Blood and dialysate flow rates were maintained at 250 and 100 mL/min, respectively. Simultaneous arterial and venous blood samples for the analysis of antibiotic concentrations were collected hourly for …

Assessing Preparedness, Attitudes, And Knowledge Of Knapp-Utrgv Family Medicine Residents On Geriatric Nursing Home Care: Phase 1 - Creation Of Interactive Modules, Maria M. Ferreira Caceres, Miguel A. Alvarez Silva, Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga

Research Colloquium

Background: Training in geriatrics and nursing home care are a critical element of medical education. This gap in knowledge becomes increasingly significant given the changing demographics and the need to provide adequate care for an aging population. Improving geriatrics curriculum and implementing nursing home rotations are essential to ensure optimal care for the elderly, thereby fulfilling both educational and healthcare imperatives.

Objective: We aim to analyze and assess the influence of geriatrics training through a survey to collect attitudes, skills, and knowledge of UTRGV Knapp Family Medicine residents. Additionally, the goal is to create interactive modules to boost their skills …

Customer Service Revisited, Allen Vean Dmd

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

MDDS Co-Editor, Dr. Allen Vean reflects on the importance of excellent customer service in dentistry. The article draws on personal experience and underscores the significance of patient retention, personal touches and creating a welcoming office environment.

Decreasing Utilization Of Indwelling Urinary Catheters, Stacie Lomibao Fujimoto

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

Increased utilization and prolonged dwell times of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) are directly related to the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)- the fifth most common type of healthcare associated infection (HAI). The National Health and Safety Network (NHSN) uses the Standardized Utilization Ratio (SUR) metric to measure and compare device utilization in acute care hospitals across the nation. The national target SUR benchmark is 1.0, and a SUR under 1.0 indicates less device usage than NHSN predicts on an inpatient unit. In 2022 a Neuro Med-Surg unit experienced an overall SUR of 1.047 with 2 CAUTIs observed. A …

Preventive Effects Of Quercetin On The Leaky Gut By Suppression Of Il-1beta-Induced Transcription Factors Involved In An Inflammatory Pathway In Colonic Epithelial Cells, Wannaporn Chayalak, Sumpun Thammacharoen, Chatsri Deachapunya, Sutthasinee Poonyachoti

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Flavonol quercetin (Q), found in vegetables and fruits, demonstrates the most potent anti-inflammatory effect. The preventive effect and cellular mechanisms of Q (Q1, Q10, and Q100 µM) on IL-1β induced leaky gut via the signaling molecules of inflammatory pathway, NF-κB p65-iκB/or p38/ERK1/2/MLCK/phospho(p)-MLC were investigated in Caco-2 cells. The cytotoxic effect of Q was initially determined by MTT assay. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and apical-to-basolateral fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled dextran (FD-4) flux were used to determine paracellular permeability. The protein expression of signaling molecules was examined by Western blot analysis, and their target MLCK mRNA expression was determined using real-time PCR. All Q …

A Systematic Review Of Racial Disparities In Emergency Department Pain Evaluation And Treatment In The United States, Cyrus Wolff

Theses and Graduate Projects

Background: Providers working in emergency departments (ED) must balance the need to relieve patients’ pain with the dangers of overprescribing opioids. Lack of standardization of pain evaluation and treatment may contribute to inequities in the management of pain in emergency departments. Evaluating differences in how different populations receive care in emergency departments can help to identify problems and areas where improvements need to occur.

Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate what current research states about the prevalence and causes of racial disparities in pain evaluation and treatment in United States emergency departments and determine what gaps …

Personalized Nutrition: Tailoring Dietary Recommendations Through Genetic Insights, Saiful Singar, Ravinder Nagpal, Bahram H. Arjmandi, Neda S. Akhavan

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Research

Personalized nutrition (PN) represents a transformative approach in dietary science, where individual genetic profiles guide tailored dietary recommendations, thereby optimizing health outcomes and managing chronic diseases more effectively. This review synthesizes key aspects of PN, emphasizing the genetic basis of dietary responses, contemporary research, and practical applications. We explore how individual genetic differences influence dietary metabolisms, thus underscoring the importance of nutrigenomics in developing personalized dietary guidelines. Current research in PN highlights significant gene–diet interactions that affect various conditions, including obesity and diabetes, suggesting that dietary interventions could be more precise and beneficial if they are customized to genetic profiles. …

Digital Scribes: A Possible Solution For Provider Burnout By Reducing Provider Workload, Shannon Storley

Theses and Graduate Projects

Background: Provider burnout is continuing to be a massive problem for our healthcare industry. One major contributor to provider burnout is burdensome administrative tasks associated with documentation of electronic medical records (EMR). This review aims to uncover the applications for artificially intelligent digital scribes as a solution to reduce EMR documentation burden. Purpose: Provider burnout has shown to increase the incidence of major mistakes and decreased patient safety grades. Digital scribes could be a solution in reducing provider burnout by reducing the administrative burden of EMR documentation. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using articles from PubMed using search …

Barriers Primary Care Physician Assistants Face In Referring Patients To Palliative Care Services Early In The Disease Process, Claire Petersen

Theses and Graduate Projects

Background: Medical specialties such as hospice and palliative care have been proven to improve quality of life for patients facing end-of-life and chronic illness. Though increasing awareness of these specialties has resulted in greater availability, it is essential to investigate the barriers clinicians, such as Physician Assistants, face in making these referrals in order to provide quality healthcare to those who need it. Physician Assistants specifically are an essential clinician group to evaluate, as they continue to become more prevalent in the healthcare system.

Purpose: To determine barriers primary care Physician Assistants face when identifying candidates for and referring to …

Health For All: Evaluating The Impact Of Equity-Centered Approaches On U.S. Healthcare Delivery, A Review Of Literature, Angela Leung

Master's Projects and Capstones

This literature review examines the impact of equity-centered approaches on issues affecting U.S. healthcare delivery—multiple databases to identify relevant literature that discussed equity-centered care, associated health disparities, and implementation strategies. Of the 490 search results, ten articles remained after refining the search results to include papers published between 2014-2024 and fit the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The key findings highlight the benefits of equity-centered approaches in improving the quality and accessibility issues affecting the U.S. healthcare system. Presently, the status of equity work is siloed between healthcare systems in the U.S., creating an unprecedented roadblock. Nonetheless, the findings suggest …

Post Anesthesia Care Unit Comprehension Safety Program Quality Improvement Project On De-Escalation Of Patients, Mary M. Gaukler Giannavola, Basil George Verghese, Deborah Maier

Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery

Background:

Violence within the healthcare setting has risen significantly, and has crossed into areas where staff are less prepared to manage and deescalate challenging patient encounters. This lack of preparedness and confidence has led to increased staff stress, burn out, and can potentiate poor patient outcomes.

Methods:

A pre/post-simulation quality improvement project was performed within a tertiary hospital Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in Upstate New York to evaluate the effect of simulation on feelings of confidence and preparedness in patient de-escalation with PACU nurses and patient care technicians. The project evaluation included the Thackrey’s Clinician Confidence in Coping with Patient Aggression …

Improving Utilization Of Interqual Among Case Managers/Patient Care Coordinators At Santa Clara Medical Center, Czar Binuya Viesca

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: The utilization management department at Santa Clara Medical Center had low compliance with InterQual criteria, at 35%. This resulted in inconsistent care decisions, poor resource allocation, and regulatory penalties, affecting patient care and performance.

Context: The project aimed to enhance InterQual utilization, aligning with Santa Clara Medical Center's goals of evidence-based, patient-centered care. The initiative was guided by Jesuit values and ANA ethical standards, focusing on service, justice, excellence, patient advocacy, and professional responsibility.

Interventions: The project implemented three main interventions: comprehensive training programs, regular audits, and performance recognition. These interventions aimed to address gaps and ensure the …

Sustainable Waste-To-Bioproducts Engineering Center Laboratory Safety Project, Claudine Mock

All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present

Laboratory accidents are common in teaching and research labs; these accidents can be injurious or even fatal. The consequences of each type of laboratory accident are different based on the activities performed and the hazardous materials used in each facility. However, the most common issue related to laboratory accidents is the lack of proper safety measures (e.g., poor handling of hazardous materials, not reporting incidents immediately, etc.). This project aimed to establish and strengthen best practices and procedures to ensure laboratory safety at the Utah State University Sustainable Waste-to-Bioproducts Engineering Center. To achieve this goal, different practices and measures were …