Initiative to reduce inappropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in an 11-hospital safety net system: An electronic health records-based approach.
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DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13104
Abstract: BACKGROUND While pharmacologic prophylaxis has benefits for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention in high-risk patients, unnecessary use carries potential harm, including bleeding, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and patient discomfort, and should be avoided in low-risk patients. While many… read more here.
Keywords: safety net; venous thromboembolism; initiative reduce; risk ... See more keywords
A quality improvement initiative to reduce necrotizing enterocolitis across hospital systems
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DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0104-0
Abstract: ObjectiveNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease in premature infants. Local rates of NEC were unacceptably high. We hypothesized that utilizing quality improvement methodology to standardize care and apply evidence-based practices would reduce our… read more here.
Keywords: improvement; quality improvement; improvement initiative; enterocolitis ... See more keywords
Initiative to Reduce Chest X-ray Use for Pediatric Patients with Acute Asthma Exacerbations
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.141.1_meetingabstract.147
Abstract: Background: Chest radiography is not routinely recommended for pediatric patients with a history of asthma who present with acute asthma exacerbations. However, chest x-rays (CXR) are frequently obtained on these patients, contributing to unnecessary radiation… read more here.
Keywords: use; patients acute; acute asthma; initiative reduce ... See more keywords
The Colorado Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy: Contraceptive Access and Impact on Reproductive Health.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306891
Abstract: The Colorado Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy, including its largest subproject, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, had a significant impact on contraceptive access during and after the project period. This coordinated and multilevel initiative improved… read more here.
Keywords: contraceptive access; health; unintended pregnancy; initiative reduce ... See more keywords
Impact of a quality improvement initiative on reduce the overuse of treatments in infants with bronchiolitis
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DOI: 10.5334/ijic.s2008
Abstract: Background and objective : Although evidence-based guidelines for acute bronchiolitis (AB) recommend primarily supportive care unnecessary treatments remain well documented. The objective of this study was to analyze a quality improvement (QI) initiative to reduce… read more here.
Keywords: improvement; treatments infants; quality improvement; improvement initiative ... See more keywords