A Model Quality Improvement Program for the Management of Falls in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Taylor, Jo A ^a   Parmelee, Patricia ^b,f   Brown, Holly ^a,c   Strothers III, Harry S ^d   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^e   Ouslander, Joseph G ^a,b,c,f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; nursing homes; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MONITORING; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847315647     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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