Western New York Resources
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Aligning Forces for Quality is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation designed to lift the overall quality of care in...

Sep 25, 2012

Since the implementation of TCAB at Medina Memorial Healthcare System, voluntary nurse turnover has improved markedly. Before TCAB, the...

Jul 13, 2012

The AF4Q National TCAB teams convened July 25-27 in San Francisco for their final meeting. Among the 121 attendees were the hospital team...

Aug 08, 2012

As Ann Abdella would bicycle to work, she would pass by small farms and think about the similarities between small farmers and independent...

Dec 02, 2014

More than a year ago, the P² Collaborative of Western New York began a unique new working relationship with the New York State...

Oct 30, 2013

By improving both the patient experience of care and the health of populations—while reducing the cost of that care—we can...

Aug 08, 2012

To decrease its 30-day readmission rates, Samaritan Albany General Hospital created a comprehensive patient education and post-hospital...

Jul 13, 2012

Sometimes perfect compliance on a quality measure is only as far away as a store-bought shower caddy and a bit of MacGyver ingenuity. That...

Dec 19, 2012

Most of the Aligning Forces for Quality communities (the Alliances) are eager to involve local employers in their work, both as purchasers...

Apr 29, 2013

When Universal Primary Care (UPC) needed to transition to a new electronic medical record (EMR) system at the same time they were starting...

May 23, 2012

The P2 Collaborative of Western New York was featured on a webinar unveiling the 2014 County Health Rankings for their work in finding...

Mar 27, 2014

A Bright Spot product from the May 2013 National Meeting.

May 06, 2013

In the current health care delivery system, care often seems fragmented, as though various providers and patients are all working in...

May 21, 2012

  When Universal Primary Care (UPC) needed to transition to a new electronic medical record (EMR) system at the same time they...

May 21, 2012