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Held September 20, 2016
Join a group of your colleagues for a webinar and discussion. Shastri Swaminathan, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, and Sheri Richardt, LCSW, Manager, Crisis/First Access/MICCS, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, will describe the impact of…
Dr. Swaminathan, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Advocate Illinois Medical Center, Chicago
AHA letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee expressing support for the amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 4365, trotecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016he P.
Using the Triple Aim framework, hospitals and health systems can effectively address behavioral health issues in the community. This includes:
Reduce Readmissions & Avoidable ED Visits: Advocate Health Cares Medically Integrated Crisis Community Support
AHA, Hospitals Sue to Require HHS to Meet Deadlines for Deciding Appeals
Since September 2015, the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 hospitals have been working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent as part of the Partnership for Patients campaign. For the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit this past July, quality and patient safety managers…
What is it?
Impact Diabetes is a program implemented at Senior Action, a senior center in Greenville, S.C., that is funded by Pelham Medical Center. Impact Diabetes provides a comprehensive diabetes wellness program for seniors living in Greenville County who are members of Senior Action. The goal…
What is it?
The goal of the Healthy Eating Initiative is to improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of fresh produce in Azle and the surrounding areas. The Healthy Eating Initiative is a multi-component plan composed of community gardens feeding into a farmers’ market, which in turn…