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Organizational Characteristics As Predictors Of Hospital Accreditation, Rebecca B. Graystone
Organizational Characteristics As Predictors Of Hospital Accreditation, Rebecca B. Graystone
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Abstract Hospital accreditation has had wide and longstanding acceptance as a key quality tool to drive efficient, effective healthcare. Researchers have more recently questioned factors commonly related with accreditation achievement given accreditation’s general association to better patient care, risk management, and cost reduction. Even less information was known about predictors of accreditation failure, which could be addressed by hospital administrators in advance of seeking application. Accordingly, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine if hospital structures and processes were predictors of accreditation failure. The research questions explored hospital size, ownership status, geographic location, hospital leadership, empowerment, practice, and …
Increasing Medication Adherence In Hypertensive Patients With Million Hearts® Health Literacy Program, Tammy Ross
Increasing Medication Adherence In Hypertensive Patients With Million Hearts® Health Literacy Program, Tammy Ross
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Healthy People 2020 identified hypertension (HTN) as a controllable risk factor to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke. Adhering to regular antihypertensive (AHT) medications improves outcomes in patients diagnosed with HTN by controlling blood pressure, reducing hospital visits, and promoting patient wellness. Medication adherence occurs when prescribed medicine regimens are utilized by the patient as directed to manage illness or disease, as evidenced by patients receiving medications at their pharmacy. The practice-focused question for this quality improvement project asked whether implementation of health literacy tools from Million Hearts® HTN Control: Action Steps for Clinicians, increased medication adherence as evidenced by regular …
The Relationship Between Hospital Leadership Activities And Clinical Quality Outcomes In Iowa, Sarah Pavelka
The Relationship Between Hospital Leadership Activities And Clinical Quality Outcomes In Iowa, Sarah Pavelka
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have been working with hospital networks across the United States to improve health care through education and training on clinical best practices and leadership frameworks. Some organizations have failed to reach the high-quality standards of care expected and have adverse patient care outcomes. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between leadership actions, funding type, and clinical care outcomes in participating Partners for Patients hospital programs in Iowa. The secondary variable data were provided from a Partnership for Patients contractor, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Organizational Assessment …
The Design And Implementation Of A Relationship-Based Care Delivery Model On A Medical- Surgical Unit, Paula Ann Rodney
The Design And Implementation Of A Relationship-Based Care Delivery Model On A Medical- Surgical Unit, Paula Ann Rodney
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Design and Implementation of a Relationship-Based Care Delivery Model on a Medical- Surgical Unit
by
Paula A. Rodney
MSN, California University of Pennsylvania, 2011
BSN, University of Virginia, 1979
Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Walden University
April 2015
Patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes have become important issues in healthcare since the introduction of the Value Based Purchasing Program. Patient satisfaction, as measured by Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, was declining and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU), falls, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) were …