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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Cortland Regional Medical Center’s Transitional Care Program is working to reduce 30-day readmiss...
In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...
The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...
The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...
Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...
North Shore Medical Center aims to provide the perfect patient experience based on evidence-based...
An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...
Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...
All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...
The Greater Detroit Area Health Council is taking an innovative approach to reducing disparities ...
The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...
Disparities in care were noted for diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer screeening for Hm...
Clinicians and health care providers incorporate evidence-based clinical interventions to improve...
Little is known about the unique health needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans...
This case study explores the process of accessing health care from the perspective of the immigra...
Approximately 24 million people--8.5 percent of the U.S. population--are defined as having Limite...
Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...
Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...
