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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Decrease Length of Stay"”.
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Reducing the Length of Stay for Patients with Stable/Nonoperative Pelvic Fractures by Working with a Multidisciplinary Team
… as a clinical outcomes manager. The global aim of this project is to decrease length of stay for patients ≥65 years old with stable/nonoperative pelvic fractures by 0.5 days in a community hospital, verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III Trauma Center. This will be …
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The Rehabbing of Cardiac Rehabilitation
<p> Abstract</p> <p>The theme of this CNL project is Risk Manager. By addressing this issue of exercise non-compliance, multiple issues involving safety, holistic health and time utilization are in focus. The Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit at the Cardiovascular Institute within John Muir …
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Ring-fencing : a strategy to enhance elective surgery performance
Background and Significance: The use of protected elective surgical units (PESU), also known as "ring-fenced" units for elective surgery, refers to reserving hospital beds specifically for patients undergoing elective or non-emergent procedures. A ring-fenced elective orthopedic unit is only open …
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Developing Ostomy Educational Tools To Decrease Hospital Length Of Stay
… project “Developing Ostomy Educational Tools To Decrease Hospital Length Of Stay” is aimed at reducing length of stay (LOS) for patients undergoing elective ostomy surgery from the current twelve days (Kirkland-Kyhn, 2017), to less than five days. Methods included use of a Pre-Ostomy Survey, …
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Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery Improves Outcomes in Private and Safety-Net Settings
… is known that Enhanced Recovery Pathways (ERP) decrease length of stay (LOS) and improve outcomes in colorectal surgery, these studies predominantly represent the private health care setting. There is a paucity of information regarding the effectiveness of ERP in the public arena, comprised of …
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ESSAYS ON HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION
… reimbursement policy affects the quality of care provided to patients when providers compete for healthcare labor that is limited in supply. Cost payment systems fully reimburse a provider’s the total cost of healthcare provided, fixed reimbursements are predetermined at a fixed amount and …