Browsing by Subject "Quality improvement"
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The heart healthy lenoir project-an intervention to reduce disparities in hypertension control: study protocol
(2013)Background Racial disparities in blood pressure control are well established; however the impact of low health literacy (LHL) on blood pressure has garnered less attention. Office based interventions that are created with ... -
Implementation of the Target: Type 2 Diabetes - Heart Failure Initiative
(2022-07-27)Heart failure is a serious, incurable medical condition affecting millions of adults in America. The risk for heart failure is increased by unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and a diet high in fat, salt, and cholesterol. ... -
Improving Advance Care Planning Among Providers in a Long-Term Care Setting
(2019-04-25)A quality improvement (QI) initiative was implemented to increase Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations and documentation by healthcare providers in two southeastern skilled nursing facilities (SNF) in North Carolina. ... -
Increasing Ophthalmology Referrals for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
(2019-04-25)Diabetes mellitus currently afflicts 1 out of every 10 residents of North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2016). Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a distinct vascular complication of diabetes ... -
Process Improvement to Increase Use of a Falls Prevention Patient Education Video on an Inpatient Cardiac Unit
(2020-05-02)Falls in the inpatient setting are a safety concern and are associated negative patient outcomes and financial consequences for healthcare systems. The project purpose was to increase use of a patient falls prevention ... -
Substance Use Screening and Referral Toolkit
(2021-04-26)Problem: More than nine percent of the United States population is addicted to drugs and alcohol. Despite the growing health concern of alcohol and substance use, many providers do not feel trained to identify and assist ...