{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Improving Dementia-Specific Referrals From the Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project

Activity Steps

1 Activity
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Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Recognize the impact of dementia on health care systems and on the health and well-being of patients and families.
  2. Summarize information about the study design used to implement and evaluate the authors' QI project.
  3. Describe the influence of the author's QI project on the delivery of dementia-related resources and referrals in hospitalized patients with dementia.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge of an acute care setting quality improvement (QI) project to improve the volume of dementia-specific referrals, achieving posttest score of 70% or greater.

Disclosures

All authors and planners have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations regarding this educational activity.

Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • NAHQ 2.5 CEH

This continuing education (CE) activity is provided by Lippincott Professional Development and has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) for 2.5 CPHQ CE Hours. CPHQ CE Hours are based on a 60-minute hour. This CE is approved for meeting requirements for certification renewal.

Planner
Professions: Healthcare Quality Professional
Test Code: PCM0923B HQ
Published: Sep/Oct 2023
Expires: 9/1/2024
Sources: Professional Case Management
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Lisamarie La Vallee, DNP-C, MSN, RN, ACM; Jonni L. Johnson, PhD; Kate Shade, PhD, RN
Categories: Case Management , Neurological
Specialties: Case Management, Neurology
Topics: Care Coordination , Case Management Roles , Dementia , Transitions of Care