Barlow Outcomes Book 2017

10 Outcomes 2017 Center for Outcomes and Value Barlow Respiratory Hospital’s Center for Outcomes and Value, formerly the Barlow Respiratory Research Center, focuses on the outcomes-based study of respiratory illnesses to create, evaluate and communicate new knowledge of treatments and outcomes of ventilator dependency, respiratory failure and other disease processes. Barlow leads LTCHs in outcomes reporting with over 80 publications – book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and abstracts – and numerous national and international conference presentations. Barlow Respiratory Hospital maintains the largest longitudinal dataset in the nation with reported outcomes of chronically critically ill patients admitted to a LTCH for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation. The Ventilation Outcomes Dataset (VOD), a performance improvement dataset, includes data on more than 6,000 patients over 29 consecutive years. The advantage of our rich longitudinal dataset is that we can measure change. The dataset allows us to analyze the impact of various processes, protocols, and policies on improvement in patient outcomes. By reporting its outcomes, Barlow Respiratory Hospital serves as a valuable resource for patients who become ventilator-dependent and have weaning and rehabilitative potential, the chronically critically ill, those with chronic lung and medically complex disease processes, their families, and the medical community entrusted with their care. In addition to this clinical Outcomes book, we support transparent public reporting of healthcare quality data. We invite you to look at our outcomes, always available online. www.barlowhospital.org/outcomes