Interventions to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: Evaluation of the INTERACT II collaborative quality improvement project

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 745-753

  Ouslander, Joseph G ^a,b,c   Lamb, Gerri ^d   Tappen, Ruth ^c   Herndon, Laurie ^e   Diaz, Sanya ^a   Roos, Bernard A ^b,f,g   Grabowski, David C ^h   Bonner, Alice ⁱ  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

hospitalizations; nursing home residents

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; TELECONFERENCE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954878327     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03333.x     Document Type: Article

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