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Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transformation: That's the opportunity for a select group of leaders who participate in the AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship. During the nine-month program, fellows meet for three two-day interactive…
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.
Based on the consultant's recommendations, Lee Memorial's (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management determined it needed a comprehensive approach for decreasing readmissions that reached beyond the four walls of the hospital. After investigating different options, Lee Memorial decided to largely model…
Engaging Leadership and Governance in Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives
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)
The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive, community-based, decision-making not-for-profit agency that has as its mission improving health care and its delivery in Muskegon County and in the surrounding West Michigan region. An appointed Board…
“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. The 867-bed hospital has created a patient-centered, cost-effective patient mobility program with volunteers. The goals: increase patient mobilization to…