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April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities ...
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...
This toolkit has tips on Selecting Patients and Families to Serve as Advisors Preparation fo...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...
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...
Crossroad Health Center is a federally qualified health center and level 3 patient-centered medic...
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...
Kaiser Permanente developed a home-based model of palliative care that uses an interdisciplinary ...
Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...
The goal of this guide is to help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue of ...
Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...
This list features five recommendations for family medicine. The goal is to identify items: commo...
This list was created by the AAAAI executive committee. The goal is to identify items: common in ...
The American College of Cardiology asked its standing clinical councils to recommend between thre...
The group collaboratively identified and narrowed down screening or diagnostic tests commonly use...
An initial list of topics was narrowed down based on the highest potential for improvement, repre...
This decision-maker brief offers programmatic and policy changes that can help practices, especia...
This brief describes how decisionmakers can encourage a model of care that truly reflects the nee...
Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...
During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their fa...
This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...
To expertly execute a dribble handoff in basketball, communication between teammates is key. How ...