Improving Diabetes Care and Patient Outcomes in Skilled-Care Communities: Successes and Lessons From a Quality Improvement Initiative

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 340-344

  Boyle, Patrick J ^a   O'Neil, Kevin W ^b   Berry, Carolyn A ^c   Stowell, Stephanie A ^d   Miller, Sara C ^d  

^a Samaritan Health Services   (United States)

^b Brookdale Senior Living   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Med IQ   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Diabetes care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY; FOOT CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876814482     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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