SCPA Improves Quality and Reduces Super-Utilizer Re-Hospitalizations

will decrease, and costs. AF4Q SCPA also aims to improve the quality of care and reduce ... visits, a social worker’s services, and connections to community resources—even assistance in finding ...

Mar 27,2014

How do consumers define fair benefit and network designs?

network design tailored to encourage the consumer to use effective services and discourage them from using ineffective services.   Benefit designs should offer several options and include quality information and clear language so consumers understand why the information is being provided and can feel ...

Oct 02,2013

The Retention of Stakeholders

“Keep your language simple, be patient, break it down,” he said. “An Alliance must educate its ... Moore Johnson, medical director of health equity and quality services at Highmark, Inc. Transformation ... Elizabeth Mitchell serves as CEO  and president of the Network for  Regional Health Improvement ...

Jun 06,2013

The Value of a Good Night’s Sleep

Medicaid services to improve quality of care across the country (California, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida), ... Improvement, Minnesota Hospital Association and Stratis Health, with contribution by the campaign’s supporting ... to focus on five key areas of improvement: comprehensive discharge planning, medication management, ...

May 09,2013

Creating Regional Partnerships to Improve Care Transitions

Wed, 2015-01-07 Creating Regional Partnerships to Improve Care ... resources like palliative and hospice care earlier, which can improve their overall quality of life. ... Recruiting Patients for Participation.   Improving Handoffs   Effective ...

Jul 28,2014

Spotlight on Detroit

Improving Access to Quality Care in America’s Motor City ... Improving Equity in Health Care Equity ... electronic toolkit organizations can use to increase and improve self-reported race, ethnicity and preferred ...

Nov 03,2014

AF4Q Hospital Quality Initiatives

national program to improve the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals. The effort is part of Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature effort to improve ... quality improvement collaborative improved the quality of care for their patients in measurable ways, ...

Jul 25,2012

Increasing Throughput

    Improving the flow of patients through the emergency department (ED) ... minutes. Forty teams  representing 14 AF4Q Alliances participated in the Improving Throughput ... Samaritan in Puget Sound achieved the largest improvement with an average decrease of 101 minutes for ...

Jul 25,2012

groups and networks (e.g. IPAs) Survey published in Health Services ... Ambulatory Quality Improvement Public ...

Sep 17,2011

Reducing Readmissions October Quality Forum - Building the Foundation to Measure and Monitor Equity

collection of race, ethnicity, and language data in order to identify opportunities to improve care for all ... hospitals have worked to standardize the collection of race, ethnicity, and language data in order to identify opportunities to improve care for all patients. How do you create the infrastructure to collect ...