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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in the ICU. The hospital's aim is to address their physical, emotional and social needs by having a plan of care goal conversation in order to establish a written advanced directive. This project…
The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement strategies that will assist in delivering care that is safe, timely, equitable, effective, efficient and patient-centered.
Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that studied the extent to which U.S. hospitals use a range of recommended patient and family engagement strategies, such as giving access to medical records, having 24-hour visitation policies and conducting…
It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, a 380-bed hospital in Boise, Idaho, launched an initiative to reduce falls by half in one calendar year. Led by the hospital's nursing quality and safety coordinator, the project…
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.