Patient and Family Education/Engagement
What is it?Clean Air for Kids (CAFK) is an asthma-management program that works to reduce asthma morbidity and mortality by mitigating and eliminating environmental triggers. They also provide prevention education and management services to families with chronic respiratory concerns and/or…
What is it?The hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, in partnership with the Ocean Community YMCA in Westerly, offers a six-week Cardiac Risk Factor Reduction Program that includes a six-week membership at the Y, a heart rate monitor, three medically monitored telemetry sessions, an…
America’s hospitals honor the service of our nation’s veterans and work to provide high-quality care for those who have served in the armed forces. Working closely with our partners in the Veterans Administration (VA) health system, hospitals strive to address any unique needs veterans may have…
Saving an estimated 50,000 lives and $12 billion in health care costs is something to celebrate. Congratulations to the 3,700 acute-care hospitals that have participated in one of the Hospital Engagement Networks (HENs) that are part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Partnership…
Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences.
To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their families.
As the field moves from a fee-for-service to value-based model, leaders are focusing on quality, population health management and providing more integrated, better coordinated care. The goals are to improve the health of the community through increased access to primary care, appropriate admissions…
As the field moves from a fee-for-service to value-based model, hospitals are focusing on quality and population health management, and on providing more integrated, better coordinated care.
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What is it?The Heart of New Ulm Project (HONU) is an award-winning, community-driven initiative to reduce heart attacks in the rural community of New Ulm. As a population-based prevention demonstration project, it applies evidence-informed health improvement practices in the community, health care…