I. Articles and Presentations
Bergstrom N, Horn SD, Smout RJ, Bender SA, Ferguson ML, Taler G, Sauer AC, Sharkey SS, Voss AC. The National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study (NPULS): Outcomes of pressure ulcer treatments in long-term care. J. American Geriatrics Society 2005.
Horn SD , et al. The National Pressure Ulcer Long-term Care Study (NPULS): Pressure ulcer development in long-term care residents. Journal American Geriatrics Society 2004; 52:359-367.
Rake Report , ‘ Electronic Medical Record Systems’, April 2003.
National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study, JAGS, 2002.
Chapters in Clinical Practice Improvement Methodology: Implementation & Evaluation published by Faulkner & Gray, 1997.
Compose a Multi-Disciplinary Team Implement Dynamic Protocols Evaluate Results and Continue to Improve the Process of Care Development of an Abdominal Surgery Protocol: Baseline Study Care Management: Progressing Beyond Case Management to Care Management
Clinical Practice Improvement: A methodology to increase quality and decrease costs in health care, Oncology Issues, Jan/Feb, 1997
Translating National Guidelines for Local Use, 1996
Methods and Tools for CPI , a chapter in Clinical Practice Improvement published by Faulkner & Gray, 1994
Risk Identification, National Chronic Care Consortium, 1995
II. White Papers (2001)
Measuring Clinical Outcomes: Developing a Strategic Plan
A guide for physician practices as they address the following questions: Why collect outcome information? What information should be included in an outcomes database? What are the standard outcomes measurement instruments in orthopedics? How can the information be used to add-value to a practice? What information technology tools are available?
Evaluating Practice Management Systems: Guide to System Selection
A guide to understand how to assess requirements for a physician practice management system. Practice characteristics, technology infrastructure, and user characteristics are a few of the essentials in the evaluation process. A self-assessment guide and a checklist for selection criteria assist the reader in finding the system that best meets their needs.
Selecting a Clinical Documentation System
This white paper describes requirements for automating the clinical documentation process in an orthopedic physician office, impact of automation on clinic workflow, barriers to acceptance, and other challenges to take into consideration when replacing a manual process with technology.