title: Improving hospital care of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
abstract: People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (IDD) face poorer care and outcomes when hospitalized than patients without IDD. A panel discussion Hospital care for individuals with IDD: The Issues and Challenges was held at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, held in Chicago July 8-10, 2016. Among the panelists were representatives from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ who discussed efforts to improve hospital care of patients with IDD at their institutions. Systemic changes are needed to improve care, however, programs that target improving care for patients with IDD are possible within current systems and with current staff who are empowered to make changes that improve the quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center College of Nursing, United States. Electronic address: Sarah_H_Ailey@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Sarah H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ailey
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center Office for Equal Opportunity, United States.
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health, United States.
authors.forename: Caitlin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ridge
mesh_terms: D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D009515:New Jersey; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Hospital care; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Quality improvement