November 2013 | Igniting Improvement

AF4Q Communities are igniting improvement in the way health care is delivered, paid for, and received. ... them. They are igniting improvement in the way health care is delivered, paid for, and received. Each community is taking on the complicated issue of improving quality of care by tapping into their influence to ...

Nov 14,2013

Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Alliances have implemented or are partnering in care transitions programs to ensure patient care that is coordinated across care settings. This brief highlights the ... so they can collaborate to reduce hospital readmissions. To read the rest of this brief, see  ...

Jan 07,2015

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Oct 11,2011

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Oct 11,2011

Spotlight on Cincinnati

hospital readmissions. More than 3,000 patients have received care transitions coaching with the ... hospitals. For employers, the benefits are many. Employees who are engaged in their care and making informed ... Foundation ’s signature effort to lift the quality of health care in 16 diverse communities , reduce ...

Mar 11,2014

Closing the Loop on Care Transitions

Medicare beneficiaries discharged from York, Hanover, and Gettysburg Acute Care Hospitals. Together, AF4Q ... the inpatient hospital setting to other care settings, improve quality of care, reduce readmissions ... to their primary care doctor within seven days after a hospital stay,” said Christine Amy, Aligning ...

May 09,2013

Care Transitions Gain Ground

care and/or specialist follow up after hospital discharge, and helping the patient to understand “red ... brainstorming about client care and discharge plans became all the easier with hospital staff. “Once that ... coalition, hospitals, and care managers work together to grow the program, more and more patients in Western ...

May 07,2014

Spotlight on Cleveland

improve primary care for patients with these common conditions also are reducing hospitalizations in ... controlled with care delivered outside a hospital. The data suggest that an estimated 1,928 hospitalizations ... Foundation’s signature effort to lift the quality of health care in 16 diverse communities, reduce racial and ...

Apr 10,2014

Detroit Easing Care Transitions

Care Across Settings ... was recently recognized for its efforts to connect patients with primary care providers. An article ... visitors. The goal is to equip patients with more information to reduce hospital readmissions and prevent ...

Jul 11,2013

Erie County Medical Center—Reduced Infection

Hospital Care ... potential for infection on their unit.   (Hospital Care, Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)) ... shown in many instances to increase morbidity, length of hospital stay, and costs associated with ...

Jul 13,2012