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A Pilot Quality Improvement Project to Introduce Utilization of an Electronic Bone Health Order Set in a Population of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Identified at Risk for Fractures
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Heightened risk for secondary osteoporosis and subsequent vulnerability to low impact fractures is often observed in children with complex health needs (CCHNs). This susceptibility, and an increased incidence of low-impact ...
Implementation of a New Method to Track Propofol in an Endoscopy Unit
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Propofol is a widely used anesthesia induction agent and is easily accessible in most healthcare facilities. Unlike regulated or schedule drugs, propofol is inconsistently tracked, leading to inaccurate inventories, ...
Evaluation of a Staffing to Workload Tool in a Multispeciality Clinic Setting
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Increasing pressure to manage the cost of healthcare has resulted in shifting care towards ambulatory settings and is driving a focus on cost transparency. There are few nurse staffing to workload models developed for ...
The Effects of an On-Site Health Center and Care Coordination on Type-2 Diabetes Outcomes
(Georgetown University, 2020)
More than 30.3 million people in the United States (US) have diabetes with 90-95% having type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In 2017, the total costs of diabetes care were estimated at $327 billion and contributed to the ...