Cleveland, OH
When knee pain finally drove Albert Brooks II to see a doctor, he soon discovered that his bum knee was the least of his health problems. His blood pressure was so high that doctors wouldn’t let him leave the office until they were able to get it down—and Brooks soon learned he had diabetes and high cholesterol, too.
We are identifying specific approaches that are effective in different populations.
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms and can affect the brain, heart, and kidneys, increasing the risk of stroke and...
Better Health Greater Cleveland was recently featured in Family Practice News.
As part of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the Cleveland Alliance, known as Better Health Greater Cleveland (Better Health), has used a collaborative quality improvement approach to reduce readmissions in its community. Better Health has developed a network of 11 local and regional hospitals that are working together to improve care for heart failure, diabetes and stroke patients in Cleveland. “Everyone’s struggling with a lot of the same things, and the solutions and resources are being freely shared. It’s exciting to see the potential,”said...
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Cleveland Aligning Forces for Quality (Cleveland AF4Q) is led by Better Health Greater Cleveland, an alliance of providers, patients, purchasers, and health plans. Established in 2007, the mission of the nonprofit collaborative is to improve the health and value of health care provided to people with chronic medical conditions in Northeast Ohio. Through its growing number of clinical partners, Better Health reaches more than 70% of the chronically ill in Cuyahoga County.
