Evelyn Hutt

Summary

Affiliation: University of Colorado Denver
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Regional variation in mortality and subsequent hospitalization of nursing residents with heart failure
    Evelyn Hutt
    Colorado Research in Care Coordination, Eastern Colorado VA Health Care System, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:595-601. 2011
  2. ncbi Impact of NHAP guideline implementation intervention on staff and resident vaccination rates
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:365-70. 2010
  3. ncbi A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines did not affect hospitalization rates for nursing home-acquired pneumonia
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:499-507. 2011
  4. ncbi Associations among nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident per day and adherence to guidelines for treating nursing home-acquired pneumonia
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center 151, 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:1105-11. 2008
  5. ncbi A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines improved treatment of nursing home-acquired pneumonia in a state veterans home
    Evelyn Hutt
    Department of Medicine, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1694-700. 2006
  6. ncbi Determining mild, moderate, and severe pain equivalency across pain-intensity tools in nursing home residents
    Katherine R Jones
    School of Nursing, University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 44:305-14. 2007
  7. ncbi Improving care for nursing home-acquired pneumonia in a managed care environment
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    Am J Manag Care 10:681-6. 2004
  8. ncbi Site of death among veterans living in Veterans Affairs nursing homes
    Cari Levy
    University of Colorado Denver, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1055 Clermont, Mailstop 151, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:199-201. 2012
  9. ncbi Acute myocardial infarction in nursing home residents: adherence to treatment guidelines reduces mortality, but why is adherence so low?
    Cari R Levy
    VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, HSR and D TREP for Long term Care Research, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 10:56-61. 2009
  10. ncbi Symptom burden, depression, and spiritual well-being: a comparison of heart failure and advanced cancer patients
    David B Bekelman
    Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:592-8. 2009

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Regional variation in mortality and subsequent hospitalization of nursing residents with heart failure
    Evelyn Hutt
    Colorado Research in Care Coordination, Eastern Colorado VA Health Care System, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:595-601. 2011
    ..Do demographics, clinical characteristics, care structures, mortality, and rehospitalization differ by region among a national sample of nursing home (NH) residents with heart failure (HF)?..
  2. ncbi Impact of NHAP guideline implementation intervention on staff and resident vaccination rates
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:365-70. 2010
    ..Determine whether a comprehensive approach to implementing national consensus guidelines for nursing home acquired pneumonia (NHAP), including influenza and pneumococcal vaccination, improves resident subject and staff vaccination rates...
  3. ncbi A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines did not affect hospitalization rates for nursing home-acquired pneumonia
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:499-507. 2011
    ..Determine whether a comprehensive approach to implementing national consensus guidelines for nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) affected hospitalization rates...
  4. ncbi Associations among nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident per day and adherence to guidelines for treating nursing home-acquired pneumonia
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center 151, 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:1105-11. 2008
    ..Care structures like nurse/resident staffing ratios can impede or abet quality care. This study examines the relationship between nurse/resident staffing ratios, turnover, and adherence to evidence-based guidelines for treating NHAP...
  5. ncbi A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines improved treatment of nursing home-acquired pneumonia in a state veterans home
    Evelyn Hutt
    Department of Medicine, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1694-700. 2006
    ..To assess the feasibility of a multifaceted strategy to translate evidence-based guidelines for treating nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) into practice using a small intervention trial...
  6. ncbi Determining mild, moderate, and severe pain equivalency across pain-intensity tools in nursing home residents
    Katherine R Jones
    School of Nursing, University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 44:305-14. 2007
    ..A modification of scoring for the FPS led to greater agreement across the three tools. The findings have implications for use of these tools for quality improvement and public reporting of pain...
  7. ncbi Improving care for nursing home-acquired pneumonia in a managed care environment
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    Am J Manag Care 10:681-6. 2004
    ..To characterize care of nursing home residents who became ill with nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) in a group-model, nonprofit HMO, and to pilot-test a strategy to implement evidence-based NHAP care guidelines...
  8. ncbi Site of death among veterans living in Veterans Affairs nursing homes
    Cari Levy
    University of Colorado Denver, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1055 Clermont, Mailstop 151, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:199-201. 2012
    ..To determine predictors of dying in VA nursing homes, community living centers (CLCs), compared with dying in a hospital...
  9. ncbi Acute myocardial infarction in nursing home residents: adherence to treatment guidelines reduces mortality, but why is adherence so low?
    Cari R Levy
    VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, HSR and D TREP for Long term Care Research, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 10:56-61. 2009
    ..To investigate the applicability of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to the care of nursing home (NH) residents who experience acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
  10. ncbi Symptom burden, depression, and spiritual well-being: a comparison of heart failure and advanced cancer patients
    David B Bekelman
    Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:592-8. 2009
    ..A lower proportion of patients with chronic heart failure receive palliative care compared to patients with advanced cancer...
  11. ncbi Improving hip fractures outcomes for COPD patients
    Elizabeth A Regan
    VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Denver, Colorado, USA
    COPD 10:11-9. 2013
    ..Osteoporosis was rarely identified preoperatively. Improving diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in COPD patients could reduce the incidence of hip fractures...
  12. ncbi Increased use of intramedullary nails for intertrochanteric proximal femoral fractures in veterans affairs hospitals: a comparative effectiveness study
    Tiffany A Radcliff
    Colorado REAP to Improve Care Coordination, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Denver, Colorado, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 94:833-40. 2012
    ..Still, use of intramedullary nails is becoming more common. The goal of this study was to examine trends in the use and associated outcomes of intramedullary nailing compared with sliding hip screws in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals...
  13. ncbi Patient risk factors, operative care, and outcomes among older community-dwelling male veterans with hip fracture
    Tiffany A Radcliff
    Colorado REAP to Improve Care Coordination, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, 1055 Clermont Street MS 151, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:34-42. 2008
    ..The purpose of the present study was to test whether perioperative care impacts thirty-day outcomes, with patient characteristics being taken into account...
  14. ncbi Assessing the appropriateness of pain medication prescribing practices in nursing homes
    Evelyn Hutt
    Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:231-9. 2006
    ..To test a tool for screening the quality of nursing home (NH) pain medication prescribing...
  15. ncbi Evidence-based guidelines for management of nursing home-acquired pneumonia
    Evelyn Hutt
    Center on Aging Research Section, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Campus Box B179, 3570 East 12th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206, USA
    J Fam Pract 51:709-16. 2002
    ..An antibiotic covering Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, common gram-negative rods, and Staphylococcus aureus should be given for 10 to 14 days, orally if the patient is able to take medications by mouth...
  16. ncbi Giving voice to patients' and family caregivers' needs in chronic heart failure: implications for palliative care programs
    David B Bekelman
    Research and Genetics Sections, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
    J Palliat Med 14:1317-24. 2011
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  17. ncbi Associations among processes and outcomes of care for Medicare nursing home residents with acute heart failure
    Evelyn Hutt
    Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, 80206, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 4:195-9. 2003
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