While there is broad agreement on the general concepts defining patient-centered medical homes, l...

November 13th, 2012
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Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

November 1st, 2012
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There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...

September 7th, 2012
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As part of Franciscan St. James Health's commitment to improve the surgery processes, the hospita...

June 1st, 2012
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Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

June 1st, 2012
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Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

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The results from a 32-month long national collaborative, Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac...

April 1st, 2012
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This paper examines successful approaches to delivering mental health treatment in primary care a...

March 1st, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

February 1st, 2012
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University HospitalsCleveland, OH1,032 Beds The Problem To address the changing demographics of ...

February 1st, 2012
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AIM focuses care on people with advanced illness, which often involves more than one chronic diag...

January 1st, 2012
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Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

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This report provides a guide to conducting health impact assessments. It stresses the importance ...

January 1st, 2012
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