Abstract: A system for developing a patient care plan and executing the patient care plan and assessing the success of the planning and execution of the patient care plan. A coordinated, collaborative approach to the development of a patient care plan at the admission of a patient to a health care facility and may include a plurality of healthcare professionals in the development of the plan. The plan may include a plurality of phases spanning from admission through treatment and discharge of the patient from the health care facility. A system of executing the patient care plan with specific milestones established before transitioning the treatment from one stage of the care plan to the next stage of the care plan. A method of developing, executing and assessing the execution of a patient care plan including a plurality of phases of patient care and milestones to be met before transitioning to the next phase of care.

Abstract: A system for developing a patient care plan and executing the patient care plan and assessing the success of the planning and execution of the patient care plan. A coordinated, collaborative approach to the development of a patient care plan at the admission of a patient to a health care facility and may include a plurality of healthcare professionals in the development of the plan. The plan may include a plurality of phases spanning from admission through treatment and discharge of the patient from the health care facility. A system of executing the patient care plan with specific milestones established before transitioning the treatment from one stage of the care plan to the next stage of the care plan. A method of developing, executing and assessing the execution of a patient care plan including a plurality of phases of patient care and milestones to be met before transitioning to the next phase of care.

Abstract: A method of forming a branched polymer includes forming a plurality of growing linear polymer chains by polymerizing a monomer which is protected against branching and which forms a reactive end group which is in a first condition which is one of electrophilic or nucleophilic, exposing the growing linear polymer chains to a chain transfer agent to cause the reactive end group of at least a first growing linear polymer chain to reverse its electrophilic or nucleophilic character, whereby a non-reversed reactive end group on a second growing linear polymer chain reacts with the reversed reactive end group on the first growing linear polymer chain to create a branched polymer and reverses the electrophilic or nucleophilic character of the reversed reactive end group back to its first condition, whereby it may continue adding monomer in a linear fashion; and quenching the polymerization by adding a compound having multiple reactive sites capable of reacting with the reactive end groups of the polymer chains when