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Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems need to progress—to redefine, change and be relevant. Hospital teams are working to find better ways to provide high-quality care at lower costs to improve the health of people in their communities…
Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by the care team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviation—mix in specialized safety training for all hospital staff, use common-cause and root-cause analyses and enhance with lessons and stories from front-line staff—then combine all to…
A national leader in health care equity, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has developed successful initiatives to promote diversity, improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity.
Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause readmission rates by targeting efforts on a subset of patient populations each year.
What is it?For the last 16 years, North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) has hosted the annual Live Well Health Fair. During this event, NMMC and other community organizations partner to offer free seasonal flu shots and free health screenings for anxiety, blood pressure, glaucoma, depression,…
Teaching Hospitals: Vital for Tomorrow's Health Care