TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meehan, Anita.
TI  - Health system quality improvement : : impact of prompt nutrition care on patient outcomes and health care costs 
PY  - 2016///
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Malnutrition
KW  - Medical research
KW  - Patient outcomes
KW  - Quality control
N1  - Nursing
N2  - Among hospitalized patients, malnutrition is prevalent yet often overlooked and undertreated. We implemented a quality improvement program that positioned early nutritional care into the nursing workflow. Nurses screened for malnutrition risk at patient admission and then immediately ordered oral nutritional supplements for those at risk. Supplements were given as regular medications, guided and monitored by medication administration records. Post-quality improvement program, pressure ulcer incidence, length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and costs of care were reduced
ER  -