Kaiser Permanente developed a home-based model of palliative care that uses an interdisciplinary ...

November 7th, 2012
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When patients are given decision aids, such as educational booklets, DVDs, or interactive tools, ...

October 30th, 2012
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Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...

October 2nd, 2012
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The AHA is dedicated to highlighting the good work that America's hospitals are doing to care and...

September 25th, 2012
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Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...

September 9th, 2012
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The goal of this guide is to help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue of ...

September 1st, 2012
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UNC Hospitals is committed to providing a patient-centered care environment. A team of leaders is...

July 19th, 2012
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Engaging and training diabetes patients is helping to change and save lives. Here's how: Rowan Re...

June 11th, 2012
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Engaging and training diabetes patients is helping to change and save lives. Here's how: Rowan Re...

June 11th, 2012
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Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

June 1st, 2012
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This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

June 1st, 2012
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Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...

June 1st, 2012
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This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

June 1st, 2012
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This list features five recommendations for family medicine. The goal is to identify items: commo...

April 1st, 2012
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This list was created by the AAAAI executive committee. The goal is to identify items: common in ...

April 1st, 2012
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The American College of Cardiology asked its standing clinical councils to recommend between thre...

April 1st, 2012
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The group collaboratively identified and narrowed down screening or diagnostic tests commonly use...

April 1st, 2012
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An initial list of topics was narrowed down based on the highest potential for improvement, repre...

April 1st, 2012
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A key element of the PCMH model is engaging patients and caregivers in their care. This paper off...

March 1st, 2012
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This decision-maker brief offers programmatic and policy changes that can help practices, especia...

March 1st, 2012
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This brief describes how decisionmakers can encourage a model of care that truly reflects the nee...

March 1st, 2012
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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

February 1st, 2012
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In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

February 1st, 2012
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This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

February 1st, 2012
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Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

February 1st, 2012
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During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their fa...

November 17th, 2011
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An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that p...

November 9th, 2011
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This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...

November 1st, 2011
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This certified CME/CE activity is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence...

November 1st, 2011
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Electronic health records may create less paperwork, but documentation can still be time-consumin...

June 20th, 2011
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To expertly execute a dribble handoff in basketball, communication between teammates is key. How ...

March 28th, 2011
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To expertly execute a dribble handoff in basketball, communication between teammates is key. How ...

March 28th, 2011
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The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

July 1st, 2010
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For expectant mothers at risk for childbirth complications, the OB assist team at Abington (Pa.) ...

June 14th, 2010
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The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem After examining hospital data to pinpoint opportunities to improve, Gundersen Luther...

July 1st, 2009
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Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve...

April 2nd, 2009
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