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The five conclusions of this session are as follows: 1.The use of stroke admission order sets among hospitals increased the odds of guideline-based care reflected by improved adherence to performance measures 2.Findings reveal significant differences between practices and corresponding associations with patient health 3.The study highlights the lack of awareness of new infective endocarditis prophylaxis guideline updates, thus impacting on the implementation of best clinical practices promoted by the 2007 AHA project 4.Even on a larger scale with less TA, this comprehensive approach to improving asthma care was able to effect changes in clinic processes and provider practice producing major improvements in clinical outcomes 5.Compared to those who did not participate in the management program, patients who participated in the hypertension disease management were found to pay more periodical visits to clinics and to take more medications, with fewer hospital admissions for hypertension complications

Session Objectives: The are five objectives for this session. To: 1.Discuss the findings of the Massachusetts PCNASR data on the use of stroke admission orders compared to adherence to evidence-based stoke performance measures including DVT prophylaxis, dysphagia screening, and antithrombotics by the end of hospital day two 2.Evaluate whether patient health outcomes might be enhanced by implementing the CCM in practice settings 3.Describe the road blocks to physician compliance with guidelines (e.g., endocarditis prevention guidelines) and knowledge gaps in regards to guidelines, like endocarditis prevention guidelines 4.Articulate lessons learned about the development, implementation, and evaluation of a CQI model to improve asthma outcomes in a community-based clinical setting 5.Developing a plan to evaluate how the practice of hypertension disease management has improved patient outcomes

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing