Websites
Websites with information for American Hospital Association members and the health care field.
Through this initiative, Highland Healthcare Associates IPA seeks to improve the physician's experience in providing patient care to positively impact both the physician's and the patient's experience of care. The organization seeks to address physician burnout and dissatisfaction,…
As the complexity and cost of cancer care increases, there is an urgent need to support and track clinical decision making, reduce unwarranted variation in patient care and optimize resource utilization. Through the development of evidence- and consensus-based, disease specific, dynamic clinical…
Brigham and Women's Hospital found that diagnostic care for patients who were referred within the institution for suspicious lung lesions was variable, complicated and inefficient. For example, particular demographic groups had a higher risk of having a prolonged time from initial presentation to…
Children with complex medical conditions have a broad range of medical, social and supportive needs. Although these children represent a small percentage of the general population, they have increased health care utilization and represent a disproportionate amount of health care spending. Care…
Telemedicine, successfully used in many areas of medicine, has yet to be evaluated during the rehabilitation phase of care. An initiative at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital linked the burn center in an academic medical center with a rehabilitation facility. The goal was to evaluate the use of…
TEMPO: Together Everyone Improves Patient Outcomes, an initiative undertaken at Saint Vincent Hospital in November of 2014, has transformed patient care at the hospital, resulting in better patient outcomes through improved interdisciplinary communications and organizational efficiencies. This…
As part of the efforts to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) by 2018, practice redesign workshops was implemented. The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a way of organizing primary care that emphasizes care coordination…
North Shore Medical Center is dedicated to safely transitioning all emergency department patients who require an inpatient stay into a bed within 90 minutes. Over the past year, a multidisciplinary team has focused on this goal by using Toyota Production System methods, including waste reduction,…
The Perioperative Medicine Model of Care is a three-pronged approach to the postoperative care of patients at New England Baptist Hospital. The surgeon, hospitalist (MD, NP or PA), case manager, nurse, physical therapist and occupational therapist comprise the team. Pharmacy, laboratory,…
Under the leadership of the Process Improvement (PI) Department, the organization has been driving organizational efficiency through the deployment of continuous improvement using lean and six sigma methodologies. The deployment is based on four pillars; Education and Culture, Improvement Projects…