In January 2011, utilizing the hospital’s system-wide electronic medical records, a family medici...

May 5th, 2015
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The project began with a focus on CHF readmissions. As the multidisciplinary team saw decreases i...

April 3rd, 2015
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The Department of Veterans Affairs home-based primary care  began in 1972.  Home-based primary ca...

April 1st, 2015
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2015
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Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer...

February 5th, 2015
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U.S. hospitals aree xploring what it means to be a hospital in a rapidly transforming health care...

January 28th, 2015
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Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...

December 15th, 2014
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Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...

November 17th, 2014
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Hospital-based Strategies for Creating a Culture of Health provides background on the Robert Wood...

October 16th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

October 10th, 2014
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Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

October 10th, 2014
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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...

July 31st, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...

May 13th, 2014
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Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

December 11th, 2013