JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S2-S5 , March 2007

Continuous Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes: Public Relations or a Reality?

  • John F. Schnelle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to John F. Schnelle, PhD, Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University, 1215 21st Avenue South, 6000 Medical Center East, North Tower Nashville, TN 37232-8300.

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  5. Schnelle JF. Validating a Staffing Indicator: The role of care process criterion measures. In:  White A,  Fuerberg M editor. Options for a CMS Public Reporting System on Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes. Cambridge, MA: ABT Associates, Inc; 2004;p. 8.1–8.18
  6. Schnelle JF, Bates-Jensen BM, Chu L, Simmons SF. Accuracy of nursing home medical record information about care-process delivery: Implications for staff management and improvement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(8):1378–1383
  7. Schnelle JF, Alessi CA, Simmons SF, Al-Samarrai NR, Beck JC, Ouslander JG. Translating clinical research into practice: A randomized controlled trial of exercise and incontinence care with nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002;50(9):1476–1483
  8. Simmons SF, Osterweil D, Schnelle JF. Improving food intake in nursing home residents with feeding assistance: A staffing analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001;56(12):M790–M794
  9. Simmons SF, Garcia ET, Cadogan MP, et al. The minimum data set weight-loss quality indicator: Does it reflect differences in care processes related to weight loss?. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51(10):1410–1418
  10. Wood D. The foundation of efficiency: Electronic medical data collection moves into aging services. Best Practices in Aging Services. 2004;3(2):11–14
  11. Schnelle JF, Ouslander JG, Simmons SF. Direct observations of nursing home care quality: Does care change when observed?. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006;7(9):541–544
  12. Schnelle JF, Simmons SF. Developing innovative models to translate guidelines into practice. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5(1):55–56
  13. Simmons SF, Schnelle JF. A continuous quality improvement pilot study: Impact on nutritional care quality. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006;7(8):480–485

PII: S1525-8610(06)00623-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.021

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S2-S5 , March 2007

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