Clinical Practice Improvement THE POWER OF CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT METHODOLOGY Detailed Overview of Clinical Practice Improvement What can a Clinical Practice Improvement... study database do? A Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI) study database allows clinicians to ask and answer questions about associations among patient, process, and outcome variables... treatment result in better outcomes than another for a specific group of patients? A Clinical Practice Improvement study database helps clinicians determine how and where to improve...

Practice Improvement studies to develop protocols that increase the quality and decrease the cost of health care. Perform data definition, data collection, and statistical analyses.... Implement Clinical Practice Improvement protocols and evaluate their impact. Conduct training workshops on Clinical Practice Improvement methodology. Provide state-of-the-art patient...

ISIS, Inc. / ICOR - Main Links Our Mission Clinical Practice Improvement Dr. Susan Horn CPI Project Summaries PBE Project Areas Selected Projects & Publications Comprehensive Severity Index CSI Severity Classification Tiers Our Staff ...

Real-Time Optimal Care... REAL-TIME OPTIMAL CARE PLANS FOR NURSING HOME QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (In Progress) Summary The Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, in partnership.... This project builds upon research findings from the National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study. Although the focus for improvement is in prevention of pressure ulcers, many.... Working with nursing homes and state Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), this project will design, implement, and evaluate use of automated standardized documentation forms...

clinical data to document and assess quality of care and for use in clinical practice improvement studies. Perform severity-adjusted outcome analyses. Monitor the quality... of the complete continuum of patient care by assessing changes in patient severity. Reduce costs by developing appropriate clinical practice protocols. Improve evaluations of provider... performance for internal management and quality improvement. Improve medical record documentation and coding for substantiating third-party reimbursement by identifying unconfirmed...