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JAMDA

May 21, 2022

Reduced Waiting Times by Preference-Based Allocation of Patients to Nursing Homes

The long waiting times for nursing homes can be reduced by applying advanced waiting-line management. In this article, we implement a preference-based allocation model for older adults to nursing homes, evaluate the performance in a simulation setting for 2 case studies, and discuss the implementation in p...
JAMDA

December 27, 2019

Reducing Fluoroquinolone Use and Infections in Community Nursing Homes Through Hospital–Nursing Home CollaborationClostridioides difficileReducing Fluoroquinolone Use and Infections in Community Nursing Homes Through Hospital–Nursing Home Collaborat

Nursing homes (NHs) are an important target for antibiotic stewardship (AS). We describe a collaborative model to reduce infections (CDIs) in NHs through optimization of antibiotic use including a reduction in high-risk antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones.