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Communication Disparities between Nursing Home Team Members
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Optimal care in nursing home (NH) settings requires effective team communication. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) interact with nursing home residents frequently, but the extent to which CNAs feel their input is valued by other team...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Perspectives of Physician and Pharmacist Stewards on Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Program Implementation: A Qualitative Study
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Abstract Background Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) are required at every hospital regardless of size. We conducted a qualitative study across different hospital settings to examine perspectives of physician and pharmacist stewar...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Fireside Chats During COVID-19: Caregiver Community-Based Education
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Abstract The Utah Geriatric Education Consortium (UGEC) provides education about Age-Friendly Health Care and Dementia-Friendly Communities to both informal and professional caregivers. As such, we have collaborated with our community p...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Information sharing via electronic health records in team-based care: the patient perspective.
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Team-based care offers potential improvements in communication, care coordination, efficiency, value and satisfaction levels of both patients and providers. However, the question of how to balance the need for information in tea...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Engaging Patients in the Use of Real-Time Electronic Clinical Data to Improve the Safety and Reliability of Their Own Care
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Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Objectives There is considerable evidence that providing patients with access to their health information is beneficial, but there is limited evidence regarding the effect of provid...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Patient Perceptions of Hospital Experiences: Implications for Innovations in Patient Safety
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Objective The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine safety experiences of hospitalized patients and families. Methods We conducted 5 focus groups at 2 sites with patients and family members of patients who had been hospital...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Prescriber Perceptions on Utilization of the Antibiotic Self-Stewardship Time Out Program (SSTOP) at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC): A Strategy for Improved Antibiotic Use
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Abstract Background Evidence is lacking on how to implement effective and sustainable antibiotic stewardship strategies. The Antibiotic Self-Stewardship Time Out Program (SSTOP) evaluated the implementation at VAMCs of an “Antibiotic Ti...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Provider and Facility Variation in Empiric Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use for Hospitalization Pneumonia: A Mixed Methods Study of Veterans Affairs Facilities
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Abstract Background We previously found widespread variation in the empiric use of antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (anti-MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (anti-PAER) for patients hospitalized for pneumonia. To exp...
Publication · March 05, 2026
Age‐friendly care in the Veterans Health Administration: Past, present, and future
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has long recognized the need for age‐friendly care. VHA leadership anticipated the impact of aging World War II veterans on VA healthcare systems and in 1975 developed Geriatric Research, Educati...
Publication · March 05, 2026
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