Case Studies

    MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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    The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

    February 29th, 2016
    The Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Patient Tracer Program for Proactive Risk Assessment

    Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...

    February 29th, 2016
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    Combining Nursing Assessment, Electronic Medical Record Technology and Risk Stratified Interventions to Develop an Effective Falls Prevention Program

    The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

    June 8th, 2015
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    St. John's Medical Center - Free Cognitive Assessments for Veterans

    St. John?s Institute for Cognitive Health and the University of Utah Center for Alzheimer?s Care,...

    January 2nd, 2013
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    Perioperative Safety: Improving Perioperative and Anesthesia Assessment to Reduce Day of Surgery Cancellations and Reduce Postoperative Complications

    A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

    June 1st, 2012
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    Using Digital Imaging to Reduce Errors in the Identification, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

    Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

    February 1st, 2012
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    Conversion to Hendrich II Fall Assessment to Decrease Falls in the Medical/Surgical Areas and Intensive Care Unit

    Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

    February 1st, 2012
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    Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders

    Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

    January 1st, 2012
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