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Bridging the Gap: Health Care and Population Health

in Dallas September 19-20 to discuss bridging the gap between health care and population health. ... difference.” Reid touched on different models for health care—the Beveridge, Bismarck, Douglas, and ... used and what the big picture for health care quality is in those areas. The common thread? In ...

Oct 22,2013

Collaboratives Overview

Through our work in Aligning Forces for Quality, we can improve the quality of health care by supporting ambulatory practices and hospitals in how they can make improvements in caring for patients. Hospital physicians, nurses, and front-line staff engaged in AF4Q quality improvement (QI) collaboratives ...

Jun 20,2011

Helping Consumers Make Better Health Care Choices

experience the care they receive at their doctor’s office is one way to increase physician accountability and drive public awareness about health care quality. That was what Massachusetts Health Quality Partners ... first patient experience ratings for nearly 500 primary care physician practices in Massachusetts, ...

Dec 19,2012

What role do consumers and patients play in reducing readmissions?

at home, uncoordinated post-hospital care, poor transmission of hospital records, and preventable ...   Once home from a hospital, millions of people each year find themselves readmitted within 30 days. While some hospital readmissions may be necessary and appropriate, many are avoidable and ...

Oct 02,2013

Because Every Patient Counts

The campaign was named Because Every Patient Counts not only because the 77-bed acute care hospital ... they’re at the bedside providing the care. Keep things simple. The hospital creates one-page ... Patient-Centered Care ...

Dec 19,2012

Collaborating, Analyzing, and Improving Care in Boston

Ambulatory Care Measurement & Reporting Wed, 2014-05-07 (All day)   Is it possible to improve health care ... starting point.   “An important aspect of improving the quality of Massachusetts’s health care ...

May 07,2014

Bright Spot   Learn about the success of University of Pennsylvania Health System in regards to preventing hospital ... (brennan upenn, brennan upenn) (Care Across Settings, Reducing Readmissions) ...

Nov 22,2011

Engaged Patients, Improved Care

Lessons Learned: Engaging Patients to Improve Care ... advise and affect decision-making within their local health care systems. A growing body of evidence shows that in addition to transforming the culture of health care, putting patients in positions of ...

Feb 26,2014

Why does consumer engagement matter?

” recommends using doctor and hospital ratings and following best practices in caring for particular ... appendectomies and how much different hospitals charge for a c-section. Transparency gives patients the power to “vote” through their choice of providers and services and take responsibility for their own self-care ...

Oct 02,2013

Reducing Avoidable Readmissions

Hospital Association, and Stratis Health and supported by MN Community Measurement, leader of AF4Q in Minnesota, to address the fragmentation of the health care system that often leads to preventable hospital ... in readmissions costs and quality of care. The RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively) ...

Aug 07,2013

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