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Implementing GOLD Strategy for Patients with COPD in Primary Care
(2020-04-19)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive illness frequently encountered by primary care clinicians. The Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy offers the most robust ... -
Implementing Interdisciplinary Communication to Decrease Falls in a Post-Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2017-11-29)Falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in older adults, and are a growing public health concern. People aged 65 and older are at increased risk for falls and account for 20-30% of mild to severe injuries and more ... -
Implementing Substance Abuse Screening in a Free Clinic
(2019-04)Substance abuse in the United States is on the rise and evidence has shown that screening patients is ideal in primary care. Early identification of substance use is important in decreasing mortality and morbidity associated ... -
Implementing Substance Use Screening and Referral in Primary Care
(2018-04-23)Primary care is the first step to screening and prevention, including the identification of substance use disorder (SUD). The number of patients with SUD has increased significantly in the past 10 years. It is estimated ... -
Implementing the Alert Program for self-regulation through the response to intervention model with selected at-risk children: collaborating with elementary education teachers to identify effective strategies for improving student's readiness to learn
(East Carolina University, 2013)While all students will show changes in their level of alertness throughout the day, it is more difficult for students who have sensory processing or sensory integration difficulties to stay focused and alert during the ... -
Implementing the Alert Program(R) into a Kindergarten curriculum using the Response to Intervention (RtI) Method
(East Carolina University, 2011)Young children with sensory processing issues in the classroom can experience a feeling of disconnect in receiving sensory stimuli with which the child, parent and teacher may not understand nor be able to cope. Such an ... -
Implementing the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) to Improve Health Literacy at a Rural Community Health Center
(2014)Health literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding ... -
Implicit Bias Education For Healthcare Employees
(2022-07-25)Implicit bias affects all aspects of healthcare. The need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare has surfaced as a critical issue. Socioeconomic and racial disparities persist. The impact of implicit bias ... -
Improving Access to Care for Special Olympics’ Athletes
(2020-07-23)For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, access to healthcare can be an issue. Due to the access to care concerns, Special Olympics hosts MedFests, which are events that provide the needed physical ... -
Improving ACO Metrics through Interprofessional Collaboration on Colorectal Cancer Screening
(2019-04-30)Colorectal Cancer screening is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Preventative screenings help to reduce mortality and economic burden of this disease through early detection. Accountable Care ... -
Improving Adherence to Group A Streptococcal Pharyngtitis Guidelines to Decrease Unnecessary Antibiotics
(2018-04-05)Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common upper respiratory infections seen in primary offices, and the most commonly prescribed medications are antibiotics. The most common bacteria causing symptoms of sore throat is ... -
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. ... -
Improving APRN Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Family Planning Clinic
(2017-12-07)Current contraceptive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), the most effective contraceptives, to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women seeking contraceptive ... -
Improving Cancer Patient Outcomes by Redesigning Chemotherapy Education
(2022-07-25)Advances in medicine and patient care coordination, has transitioned oncology care outside of the hospital and into ambulatory cancer centers. Despite initiatives to provide high-quality patient-centered coordinated-care, ... -
Improving Cancer Screening in Clinical Practice
(2019-04-15)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Cancer screenings show a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates by early detection and prevention procedures. The most common types of cancer in the United States ... -
Improving Care for Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences
(2020-07-28)The deleterious health effects of ACEs are well documented in the literature. Addressing ACEs and the effects trauma may have on children is an important prevention strategy for individual and public health. The negative ... -
Improving Code Cart Education for New Graduate Nurses
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Community During a Global Pandemic
(2021-04-29)Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death in North Carolina and the United States. Colorectal cancer is detectable and preventable through screening, including visualization tests or stool-based testing. One county ...