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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…
VA home-based primary care offers comprehensive longitudinal care for veterans with complex chronic diseases. Receive personalized care in the comfort of your own home.
Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement program, Memorial Health System created an innovative training curriculum designed to educate physicians on Lean/Six Sigma tools and techniques while generating feedback and project suggestions. The course…
Hospital leaders struggle to provide effective care coordination to vulnerable populations.
April is National Minority Health Month. In 2011, the AHA and four partners formed Equity of Care, a national collaborative effort to eliminate health care disparities.