Quantitative tools for addressing hospital readmissionsRonald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, PO Box 35089, Syracuse, NY 13235, USA
BMC Res Notes 5:620. 2012
..This process has encouraged hospitals to renew efforts to improve these outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe quantitative tools such as definitions, risk estimation, and tracking of patients for reducing hospital readmissions...
Linking health services at the Community levelRonald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA
Healthc Q 9:60-5. 2006
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- Development and implementation of a community-wide infusion therapy program by hospitals and nursing homes in Syracuse, New York
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA
J Infus Nurs 28:307-13. 2005
..The program was implemented in a number of nursing homes with training and financial support from area hospitals. It resulted in a reduced number of hospital patient days and related savings for the healthcare system...
- Reducing potentially preventable complications at the multi hospital level
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA
BMC Res Notes 4:271. 2011
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- Inpatient hospital complications and lengths of stay: a short report
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, PO Box 35089, Syracuse, New York, 13235, USA
BMC Res Notes 4:135. 2011
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- Community wide electronic distribution of summary health care utilization data
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 6:17. 2006
..This study described the development and implementation of a community wide system for electronic sharing of summary health care utilization data...
- Benchmarking and reducing length of stay in Dutch hospitals
Ine Borghans
Tranzo, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 8:220. 2008
..To assess the development of and variation in lengths of stay in Dutch hospitals and to determine the potential reduction in hospital days if all Dutch hospitals would have an average length of stay equal to that of benchmark hospitals...
- Evaluation of hospital inpatient complications: a planning approach
Ronald J Lagoe
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Bilthoven, Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 10:200. 2010
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- Improving outcomes with community-wide distribution of health care data
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, NY, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 29:67-76. 2004
..These efforts produced increased accessibility of hospital emergency departments and greater efficiency of acute and long-term care...
- Reducing ambulance diversion: a multihospital approach
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York 13235, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:99-108. 2003
..To evaluate the impact of procedures for reducing ambulance diversion in the metropolitan area of Syracuse, New York...
- Managing hospital length of stay reduction: a multihospital approach
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, PO Box 35089, Syracuse, NY, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 30:82-92. 2005
..These initiatives saved over 28,000 patient days and an average daily census of 96.0 over a 3.5-year period...
- Electronic daily reporting of community-wide healthcare information
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA
Healthc Q 10:104-8, 4. 2007
..This study describes the development and implementation of a community-wide program for daily electronic exchange of aggregate healthcare data in Syracuse, NY, addressing major concerns and producing important lessons learned...
- Utilization and impact of ambulance diversion at the community level
Ronald J Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 6:191-8. 2002
..To evaluate the utilization and impact of ambulance diversion in the metropolitan area of Syracuse, New York...
