Searching for management approaches to reduce HAI transmission (SMART): a study protocol.
Ann Scheck McAlearneyJennifer L HefnerCynthia J SieckDaniel M WalkerAlison M AldrichLindsey N SovaAlice A GaughanCaitlin M SlevinCourtney HebertErinn HadeJacalyn BuckMichele GroveTimothy R HuertaPublished in: Implementation science : IS (2017)
Providing hospitals with the tools they need to successfully measure management structures that support clinical care provides a powerful approach that can be leveraged to reduce the incidence of HAIs experienced by patients. This study is critical to providing the information necessary to successfully "make health care safer" by providing guidance on how contextual factors within a healthcare setting can improve patient safety across hospitals.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- patient safety
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- study protocol
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- health information
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- chronic pain
- affordable care act