Partnering With Quality Improvement Organizations
Final Report
December 31, 2007
This report describes the results of the project "On-Time Quality Improvement in Long Term Care," which was designed to reengineer the nursing home's workflow processes around pressure ulcer prevention and integrate health information technology into those processes. The project was designed to bridge the gap between staff knowledge and staff practice, to facilitate good and consistent preventive care practices, and to target resources to those at high risk of developing pressure ulcers.
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Project Director/Principal Investigator: Susan D. Horn, Ph.D.
Contract No: AHRQ-05-0020
Contents
Executive Summary
Purpose
Scope
Background and Context
Settings
Participants
Methods
Study Design
Data Collection and Sources
Key Components of On-Time
Measures
Limitations
Results
Implementation Progress
Levels of Facility Implementation
Detailed Review of Data
Discussion: Lessons Learned
Implementation Process
Organizational Obstacles
Training
Technology Implementation and Support
Partnering with QIOs
Conclusion
Implications for the Future
List of Publications and Products
AHRQ Publication No. 09-0035-EF
Current as of March 2009
Internet Citation:
On-Time Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: Partnering With Quality Improvement Organizations. March 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pressureulcers/