The rising burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has the potential to have a negative
impact on the quality of care delivered to patients with IBD. Quality of care has been …

BACKGROUND: Although required for healing, sleep is often disrupted during
hospitalization. Blood pressure (BP) monitoring can be especially disruptive for pediatric …

While working in healthcare has always carried an inherent amount of danger, I can tell you
with certainty that the last time I was a staff nurse (in the spirit of transparency—it's been a …

Abstract Enrollment in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs is growing rapidly. This
poses a challenge to faculty because there is a gap in knowledge about evidence-based …

Objectives/background Sleep is critical to recovery, but inpatient sleep is often disrupted.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing efforts to minimize spread may have …

Improving quality of care and patient outcomes is a professional duty of all health care
workers. Quality improvement is a part of health policy, an accreditation requirement of …

Existing programs and conferences within the traditional GI fellowship curriculum can be
modified or expanded to incorporate QI and PS projects. For instance, meetings or clinical …

During the COVID‐19 pandemic, hospitals published physical‐distancing guidance and
created dedicated respiratory isolation units (RIUs) for patients with COVID‐19. The degree …

Health Information Technology: All of the organizational competencies required for reform
rely on a robust information technology platform that collects meaningful data and harnesses …

Quality improvement (QI) is rapidly becoming recognized as an integral part of delivering
good clinical care. Dr Don Berwick, a founding member of the Institute for Healthcare …