IMPACT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MALNUTRITION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT A LARGE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL

Publish Date: March 2020
Author(s): Kelsey Jones Pratt, Beverly Hernandez, Robert Blancato, Jeanne Blankenship, Kristi Mitchell

Abstract:

This article, published in the March 2020 edition of BMJ Open Quality, reflects on the quality improvement activities Tampa General undertook to address malnutrition care gaps, and the improvements they saw related to length of stay and infection rates among malnourished patients and patients at risk of malnutrition.


Note: This is an open-access article.

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