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December 20th, 2011
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The closed-door discussion focused on the best practices of organizations that have won or were f...

December 7th, 2011
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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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In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...

December 1st, 2011
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Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improv...

November 29th, 2011
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Ten existential questions will make the difference between limping into the future and soaring to...

November 22nd, 2011
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As the largest segment of the health care workforce, with more than 3 million professionals, nurs...

November 17th, 2011
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...

November 15th, 2011
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The IPAL Project, an initiative of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, is designed to provide ...

November 10th, 2011
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CAPC Campus Online is an e-learning space covering the structural, operational and financial ess...

November 3rd, 2011
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This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models th...

November 1st, 2011
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The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...

November 1st, 2011
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As the use of palliative care grows, so does the diversity of patients who opt for it. A free cur...

November 1st, 2011
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The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

November 1st, 2011
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This annual webinar highlights thhe 2011 AHA-McKesson  Quest forQuality winners and finalists. 20...

November 1st, 2011
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Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

October 19th, 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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The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of public and private employers who purchase health care for mor...

October 1st, 2011
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In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nati...

October 1st, 2011
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The Rand Health Insurance Experiment found that patients had little or no control over their hea...

September 29th, 2011
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A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

September 8th, 2011
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Reining in health care costs has become a central policy challenge for government and a pressing ...

September 1st, 2011
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The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...

September 1st, 2011
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This sponsored supplement explores the challenges of investing for lower-cost devices, services a...

August 1st, 2011
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Transplant recipients are fragile patients, at high risk for infections and fluid and electrolyte...

June 6th, 2011
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This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a...

April 1st, 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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This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a "natural experiment" t...

January 1st, 2011
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This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...

January 1st, 2011
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