Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents. UCLA Division of Geriatric Medicine.
- M. Beers, J. Ouslander, I. Rollingher, D. Reuben, J. Brooks, J. Beck
- MedicineArchives of Internal Medicine
- 1 September 1991
30 factors agreed on by this method identify inappropriate use of such commonly used categories of medications as sedative-hypnotics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antihypertensives, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, oral hypoglycemics, dementia treatments, platelet inhibitors, histamine2 blockers, antibiotics, decongestants, iron supplements, muscle relaxants, gastrointestinal antispasmodics, and antiemetics.
MDS 3.0: brief interview for mental status.
- D. Saliba, J. Buchanan, J. Chodosh
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of the American Medical Directors…
- 1 September 2012
Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
- J. Halter, J. Ouslander, M. Tinetti, S. Studenski, K. High, S. Asthana
- Medicine
- 18 November 2016
Nursing Home Assessment of Cognitive Impairment: Development and Testing of a Brief Instrument of Mental Status
- J. Chodosh, M. Edelen, D. Saliba
- MedicineJournal of The American Geriatrics Society
- 1 November 2008
To test the accuracy of a brief cognitive assessment of nursing home residents and to determine whether facility nurses can reliably perform this assessment, a large number of residents are surveyed.
Management of overactive bladder.
- J. Ouslander
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 19 February 2004
This review considers the pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, and current treatment of overactive bladder syndrome.
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Frequency, Causes, and Costs
- J. Ouslander, G. Lamb, D. Saliba
- Medicine, Political ScienceJournal of The American Geriatrics Society
- 1 April 2010
To examine the frequency and reasons for potentially avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents, a large number of patients are referred to the emergency department.
Interventions to Reduce Hospitalizations from Nursing Homes: Evaluation of the INTERACT II Collaborative Quality Improvement Project
- J. Ouslander, G. Lamb, A. Bonner
- Medicine, Political ScienceJournal of The American Geriatrics Society
- 1 April 2011
The trends in these results suggest that INTERACT II should be further evaluated in randomized controlled trials to determine its effect on avoidable hospitalizations and their related morbidity and cost.
Inappropriate medication prescribing in skilled-nursing facilities.
- M. Beers, J. Ouslander, J. Beck
- Medicine, Political ScienceAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 15 October 1992
Female residents and residents of large nursing homes are at the greatest risk for receiving an inappropriate prescription, and a greater number of inappropriate medication prescriptions were ordered in larger nursing homes.
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Dually Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries from Nursing Facility and Home‐ and Community‐Based Services Waiver Programs
- E. Walsh, J. Wiener, S. Haber, A. Bragg, M. Freiman, J. Ouslander
- MedicineJournal of The American Geriatrics Society
- 1 May 2012
The objective of this study was to examine the incidence, costs, and factors associated with potentially avoidable hospitalizations in this population ofBeneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
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