Initiative to improve the quality of patient care for chronic dialysis patients in the inpatient setting

Hemodialysis InternationalEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Initiative to improve the quality of patient care for chronic dialysis patients in the inpatient setting Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu, Corresponding Author Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-1527 Division of Pediatric Nephrology, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Correspondence Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu, 2100 W. Clinch Ave, Suite 310 (MOB), Knoxville, TN-37916, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorManzar Hussain, Manzar Hussain Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorLiezyl Liao, Liezyl Liao Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorMark Segal, Mark Segal Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorRupam Ruchi, Rupam Ruchi Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this author Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu, Corresponding Author Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-1527 Division of Pediatric Nephrology, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Correspondence Sai Sudha Mannemuddhu, 2100 W. Clinch Ave, Suite 310 (MOB), Knoxville, TN-37916, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorManzar Hussain, Manzar Hussain Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorLiezyl Liao, Liezyl Liao Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorMark Segal, Mark Segal Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorRupam Ruchi, Rupam Ruchi Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.13078Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Kulshrestha A, Singh J. Inter-hospital and intra-hospital patient transfer: recent concepts. Indian J Anaesth. 2016; 60(7): 451– 7. 2Wong BM, Sullivan GM. How to write up your quality improvement initiatives for publication. J Grad Med Educ. 2016; 8(2): 128– 33. 3Silver SA, Harel Z, McQuillan R, Weizman AV, Thomas A, Chertow GM, et al. How to begin a quality improvement project. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016; 11(5): 893– 900. 4Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, Williams MV, Basaviah P, Baker DW. Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care. JAMA. 2007; 297(8): 831– 41. 5Knudsen SV, Laursen HVB, Johnsen SP, Bartels PD, Ehlers LH, Mainz J. Can quality improvement improve the quality of care? A systematic review of reported effects and methodological rigor in plan-do-study-act projects. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019; 19(1): 683. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation