Impact of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on Quality Measures: The Missouri Quality Initiative Experience

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 541-550

  Rantz, Marilyn J ^a   Popejoy, Lori ^a   Vogelsmeier, Amy ^a   Galambos, Colleen ^a   Alexander, Greg ^a   Flesner, Marcia ^a   Murray, Cathy ^a   Crecelius, Charles ^a   Ge, Bin ^b   Petroski, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

APRNs; avoidable hospitalizations; cost savings; hospitalizations; Medicare beneficiaries; Nursing homes; quality improvement; quality measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MISSOURI; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING HOME PATIENT; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MISSOURI; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85036507497     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.014     Document Type: Article

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