Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

June 2nd, 2014
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Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

February 3rd, 2014
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If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

November 18th, 2013
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Emory HealthcareAtlanta, GA Emory Healthcare, a large academic teaching system, deployed a patie...

January 1st, 2013
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At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

November 12th, 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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AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

October 30th, 2012
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Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adv...

October 1st, 2012
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How to solve the problem? Many practices have found the answer in the creation of high-functionin...

September 12th, 2012
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Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...

February 1st, 2012
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For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

February 1st, 2012
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The goal of this initiative was to improve patient flow, outcomes, and experience, as well as com...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

February 1st, 2012
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The Joint Academy is a multidisciplinary team approach that begins in the community with orthoped...

February 1st, 2012
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Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

February 1st, 2012
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Summa Health SystemAkron, OH461 Beds The Problem Summa Health System serves a five county region...

January 1st, 2012
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Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

January 1st, 2012
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Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...

December 1st, 2011
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Restructuring care has reduced readmissions at St. Mary?s Duluth (MN) Clinic Heart and Vascular ...

October 10th, 2011
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The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

October 9th, 2011
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