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Over 200 faces in health care quality gathered in Phoenix, AZ on November 18-20, 2009 for the Aligning Forces National Meeting . Attendees reflected on the tremendous progress occurring in Alliances across ... the quality of care provided in the United States. ...

Aug 01,2011

How do I get patients involved in improving care at my medical practice/group?

If you’re looking for ways to get patients involved in improving ambulatory care, you know that ... Recruit a diverse set of patients you think would make good advisers .   This compendium of ... Lessons Learned: Engaging Consumers to Improve Ambulatory Care (Ambulatory ...

Oct 02,2013

Health Care, Meet Technology

Community-Based Care Transitions Program. The program targets Medicare beneficiaries, and hopes to reduce readmissions by 20 percent. AF4Q SCPA is one of 20 sites across the county chosen in March. Care coaches meet ... Patient-Centered Care ...

Apr 29,2013

Your health care depends on who you are. Race and ethnicity continue to influence a patient’s chance of receiving many specific health care procedures and treatments. A thorough review of health quality data shows that racial and ethnic minorities continue to receive lower-quality care than Whites.   ...

Jul 29,2014

Equity in Heart Failure Care

Chronic Care” program, a comprehensive approach for improving HF quality of life and mitigating social barriers so patients can take advantage of care offered to them. A nurse and social worker support these patients across the continuum, in the space between encounters, act as advocates for them as needed, but ...

Sep 14,2011

Article/Commentary/Opinion Health care spending in the United States continues to escalate; it is now nearly 18 percent of the gross domestic product. A number of major efforts across country are attempting to understand, measure, and ...

May 14,2012

Key Drivers Scorecard: Capacity to Deliver

deliver. The scorecard can be used to assess performance across each of these indicators and identify areas ... (e.g., Project Director, CEO, CMO) Leadership has set a vision and plan that is clear ... deliberately shared across team members. Top staff members document their activities in writing and have ...

May 18,2015

AF4Q Hospital Initiatives Press Release

“We know that in every community across America, hospitals are delivering both good health care and ... language barriers, and improved timely care in emergency departments Princeton, NJ – The Robert ... improve the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals. The effort is part of Aligning Forces for Quality ...

Jul 25,2012

Communication Mechanisms: External

included the impact areas of AF4Q, such as patient engagement or care across settings, and editions that ... health care field. Newsletters. The NPO developed and distributed two newsletters—one ...

May 18,2015

Gettysburg Hospital Increases Time Spent with Patients

Hospital Care ... gathering.” They noticed a lack of organization and clutter that was impeding efficient care. To address this ... “sort,” “set,” “shine,” “standardize,” and “sustain.” The process begins with sorting by removing all ...

Jul 13,2012

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