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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Quality outcomes"”.
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Variations in Quality Outcomes Among Hospitals in Different Types of Health Systems
… no systematic study of variations in patient quality of care or safety indicators across different systems. Our study examines whether five main types of health systems - centralized (CHS), centralized physician/insurance (CPIHS), moderately centralized (MCHS), decentralized (DHS), and …
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Best practices of Individual Family Service Plans and analyses regarding quality outcomes
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The Impact of Electronic Health Records on the Quality Outcomes of the Adult Intensive Care Unit
… how EHR systemic implementation impacts the quality outcomes of the intensive care unit.</p> <p>Background: EHR can improve safety and quality through communication, automation, streamlines and evidence based decision support. There is a limited body of knowledge and inconsistency about EHR …
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A Retrospective Evaluation of the Planetree Patient Centered Model of Care Program's Impact on Inpatient Quality Outcomes
… of the Planetree patient-centered model of care. Outcomes are (1) patient satisfaction, (2) length of stay, (3) readmission, (4) cost per case, and (5) productive nursing hours per patient day. All data for patient satisfaction, length of stay, readmission, cost per case and productive nurse hours …
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Flexible or Secure Jobs?: Young Workers and Internships in Ireland and Spain
… the role of the employer in shaping ALMP outcomes, nor did it consider other aspects of job quality outcomes beyond earnings. While adopting a comparative case study design at the sectoral level within five Irish and Spanish ICT firms, this thesis aims to understand how Irish and Spanish …
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Building transformative school-community collaboration : a critical paradigm
… work because of its potential for enhancing the quality of services to meet the multifaceted needs of students. However, there is little understanding of how to create and maintain successful school-community collaboration. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a comprehensive …
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The Relationship of Financial Performance, Quality Indicators, and the Role of Nurse Executives in Virginia Nursing Homes
… cost effective services while maintaining good quality outcomes for the residents. The new responsibility requires a different set of knowledge and competencies that is usually achieved through advanced education. It is not known whether nurse executives in long term care in Virginia possess the …
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Pre-slaughter factors affecting mobility, blood parameters, bruising, and muscle pH of finished beef cattle in the United States
… pre-slaughter factors on animal welfare and meat quality outcomes in finished cattle in the United States. The objective of this study was to track individual animals through the slaughter process to identify pre-slaughter factors associated with key welfare and quality outcomes. A total of 454 …
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Association Between Nurse Staffing Indicators, Patient Falls, and Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Acute Care Setting
… the hospital's National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators survey conducted in October 2011 were obtained.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A statistically significant relationship was found between TNHPPD and RNNHPPD. No statistically significant relationship was found between nurses' …
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Improving the Patient Experience by Implementing Patient-Centered Care in a Community Hospital
… delivery of services that have value, improve quality outcomes, increase satisfaction, elicit greater efficiency, demonstrate improved safety outcomes, show cost-effectiveness, promote better access to services, and result in high reliability between providers and organizations. The goal of …
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Utilizing TIGER Competencies to Improve Informatics Practice
… practice with the hopes of delivering better quality care to their patients. However, the training and education of NI provided to all levels of nurses is unable to keep up with the pace of technology. This project seeks to improve the NI competency of the nursing workforce at a pediatric …
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Management Accounting Change in the Saudi Public Health Sector: A Neo-Institutional Perspective
… institutional level, to improving Health Care Quality (HCQ) within the Saudi Arabian Public Health Sector (SAPHS). Analysing these developments as a form of change consistent with the dynamics found in the emergence of New Public Management (NPM), this study draws on Neo-Institutional Sociology …
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An investigation into the impact of culture on construction project performance
… attributes are in turn associated with project outcomes like litigation, poor health and safety performance, and inferior quality. Whilst such associations are helpful to the extent that they focus attention on the failings of the industry, and point to aspects that need to be improved, they are …
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Incentive Structures, Labour Performance, and Fruit Quality: Panel Evidence from a South African Deciduous Fruit Operation (2017–2019)
… incentive scheme improves fruit quality in a South African deciduous fruit operation. Using a three-year panel (2017–2019) from five commercial farms managed by Crookes Brothers (Pty) Limited, the analysis isolates the association between incentive type and fruit quality using …
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Economic Implications of Extreme Heat Effects on Rice Yield and Milling Quality in Arkansas
… detrimental impact of extreme heat on milling quality outcomes which ultimately determine edible (marketable) rice yield and value. Using rice yield and milling quality data on six popular rice cultivars from Arkansas, USA, combined with on-site, half-hourly and daily temperature observations, …
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Desarrollo profesional hacia el dominio de la transformación digital
… application maintenance, software development, quality assurance, business process models, agile methodologies, process automation (RPAs), and operational support, among other domains. Throughout my career, I have consistently applied the knowledge gained during my university education to …
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Implementing and Evaluating a Clinical Information Interface between an Electronic Medical Record and a Patient Classification System
… initiatives, hospitals are challenged to improve outcomes as efficiently as possible. How does the national initiative of RNs partnering with other healthcare professionals to improve the quality of patient care at a lower cost, cascade down to individual organizations? One answer may come by …
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Lean Six Sigma: Impacts on Audit Quality Indicators
… profession to maintain a satisfactory level of quality personnel. The profession would benefit from a more appealing and transparent environment that could attract and retain personnel and alleviate some of the adverse effects being experienced. Therefore, this study is designed to examine the …
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Empirical Relationships between Water Quality and Agricultural Land Use in Rural Maine
… investigates the relationships between water quality and catchment land use. Agricultural land use is a large driver of excess nutrient export to lakes, including in Maine, and can result in toxic cyanobacterial blooms, decreased water clarity, and fish kills. I developed a statistical …
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Improving Quality Through Nursing Participation At Bedside Rounds In A Pediatric Acute Care Unit
… and nurses, resulting in improved clinical outcomes. Yet, the literature demonstrates that it remains difficult for nurses to attend rounds if they don't know when they are happening. This project aimed to: increase nurses' presence, participation and contribution at bedside rounds in a …
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