Implementation of a dietitian-led enteral nutrition support clinic results in quality improvement, reduced readmissions, and cost savings

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 649-655

  Hall, Beth T ^a   Englehart, Michael S ^a   Blaseg, Karyl ^a   Wessel, Kandis ^a   Stawicki, Stanislaw P A ^a   Evans, David C ^a  

^a BILLINGS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

cost savings; dietitian; enteral nutrition; nutritional support; outpatient clinic; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOGGED TUBE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIETITIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUTRITION SUPPORT CLINIC; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TUBE LEAKAGE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE FAILURE; DIETETICS; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ECONOMICS; GASTROSTOMY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST SAVINGS; DIETETICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; NUTRITIONISTS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84907481387     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533614538285     Document Type: Article

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