Case Studies
Established in 2007, Colorado Total Smiles is a nonprofit located in the Denver Metro area that provides oral health care services to underserved communities. CTS collects race and ethnicity data from its pediatric patients through its treatment consent form. When asked to complete the consent form…
Founded in 1989, the Metro Community Provider Network is a nonprofit organization in the Denver Metro area that provides medical and health education services to underserved communities. Over the years, MCPN has grown to include 10 sites and several community-based case management programs and has…
Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds
Womansplace Crisis Center is committed to working toward the elimination of violence against women, children and men through direct services, education and social activism. The center provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in English, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole,…
Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition Two teams of community members--a coalition of health service providers, community organizations such as the YMCA and the public library and a team of community leaders such as the mayor, a city councilman, the economic development director, the…
Fletcher Allen Health Care's Community Benefit CommitteeBurlington, VT
This report highlights nearly 80 evidence-based disease and injury prevention programs. These program ideas can be scaled and applied to other communities to improve population health.
Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA incorporates it in its organizational culture. Mountain States Health Alliance, formed in 1998, is a large health care system in northwest Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. The network…
The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several reports. It starts with Five Years of Quality, a narrative of improvement strategies implemented in Florida hospitals. Readers can also discover other achievements of the FHA in the reports below.…
Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Safety Organization of Florida is jointly managed by the Floriday Hospital Association and the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association. The two organizations teamed with the ECRI Institute, an…