Purpose/description: Due to distancing requirements forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, access was challenging in our hospital-based, five-bed pediatric infusion therapy center (PITC)…

Background: Heart failure is one of the costliest chronic diseases in the United States; it is the chronic disease that results in the most readmissions for Medicare patients annually…

Background: High-volume and increasing demands for faster turnaround times have compromised patient safety during transition from the pre-procedure/admitting phase of care to the intraoperative phase of care…

Discuss an algorithm developed by an interprofessional care team to better prepare patients for surgery and their post-operative course to decrease readmissions in bladder cancer patients undergoing cystectomy…

Identify how an ambulatory clinical coordinating council gives nursing a voice not often heard in the ambulatory care setting in a business-driven, service line environment…

Purpose: Care for new ostomy patients is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. To facilitate positive patient outcomes, new ostomy patients require collaboration between inpatient and outpatient care teams. This partnership is especially essential during the index hospitalization…

Description: Discharge follow-up contact helps reduce readmissions and returns to the emergency department. Post-discharge follow-up phone calls may not meet patients’ needs if unavailable or questions arise after the call…

This project’s purpose was to improve patient access and decrease wait time for outpatient interventional radiology (IR) procedures…