Stakeholder Perspectives on the Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) Project | Zendy

Mary Ersek | Zendy; Susan E. Hickman | Zendy; Anne Thomas | Zendy; Brittany Bernard | Zendy; Kathleen T. Unroe | Zendy

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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) Project

Author(s) -

Mary Ersek,

Susan E. Hickman,

Anne Thomas,

Brittany Bernard,

Kathleen T. Unroe

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx155

Subject(s) - stakeholder , quality (philosophy) , business , stakeholder engagement , process management , knowledge management , public relations , political science , computer science , epistemology , philosophy

The need to reduce burdensome and costly hospitalizations of frail nursing home residents is well documented. The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) project achieved this reduction through a multicomponent collaborative care model. We conducted an implementation-focused project evaluation to describe stakeholders' perspectives on (a) the most and least effective components of the intervention; (b) barriers to implementation; and (c) program features that promoted its adoption.

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