Today health disparities remain a constant challenge for immigrants, refugees and displaced popul...

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This case study explores the process of accessing health care from the perspective of the immigra...

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Many immigrant parents rely on their children to help them communicate as ad hoc interpreters in ...

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There is often a lack of coordination among the various health and social systems that provide in...

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Neighborhood and environment are important determinants of health in addition to individual chara...

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Approximately 24 million people--8.5 percent of the U.S. population--are defined as having Limite...

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Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

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Examples of and the rationale for strategies used to foster critical consciousness in the work of...

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As the United States becomes increasingly diverse and as individuals choose to be more acculturat...

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After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

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Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

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To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

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The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

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Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...

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Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

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The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

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A team was created to ensure that all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, language, disabilit...

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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

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This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...

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A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase d...

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