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Scorecards aren't just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track outcomes and improve quality and patient safety—and more. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, in southeast Wisconsin, implemented a diversity recruitment and retention scorecard that has prompted…
Cox Health System's (Springfield, Mo.) medical leadership created a list of medical indications that, if met, allowed physicians to schedule inductions prior to 39 weeks. Any exceptions have to be approved by the OB chief or perinatologist.
Project Brotherhood is dedicated to helping Greater New Haven-area men make the healthy lifestyle choices needed to prevent cancer. This project is part of CHA's Response to Disparities.(Click here for a complete list of projects)
Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with identifying potential changes and innovations to address those challenges. It addresses six platforms: early life interventions; senior care; population-based care and chronic care; transformation in…
The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resulted in a dissatisfied patient population and a patient safety issue, as many patients left before receiving treatment. One literature review study showed that 46 percent of ED patients who left without…
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appropriateness of packed red blood cells transfusion. Evidence based guidelines for appropriate usage of blood products and a standardized order set were developed. Compliance with the guidelines was…
This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, details the report from the 2014 committee on research. Among other point, the authors highlight the following:
The Road to Better Health Spartanburg has proven that working collectively and in partnership with the community is more effective than working in silos when addressing community health challenges. This collaborative, established in 2008, and co-championed by the local hospital, places a strong…
In 2006 the Board of Trustees of Greenville Health System (GHS) committed to develop a workforce that was reflective in both composition and culture of the racial and ethnic makeup of the communities and patients it served, and to assure cultural competence in patient care. Consequently, they…
AnMed Health is a non-profit health system and the largest employer in Anderson County, South Carolina. It has achieved recognition in the National Call to Action for the Elimination of Health Care disparities through increased emphasis on recognizing and addressing the fact that “we all are…