Massachusetts, increasing provider dissatisfaction was exacerbating an already critical primary care workforce ... pronounced in community health clinics (CHCs) that are committed to delivering primary care to a low-income, ... care with limited resources for populations with complex social, behavioral, and economic issues. ...

May 21,2012

What are the benefits of getting patients involved in my efforts to improve care?

  Patient, or consumer, engagement is a vital factor in the health care improvement equation. Integrating patients into efforts to improve care can result in better-quality care and also transforms the culture of health care by changing the relationship between provider and patient.   ...

Oct 02,2013

Oregon’s Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions

hospitalization and increase the number of patients who obtain all of the care they are eligible to receive. The ... Care Across Settings Mon, 2013-02-11 The Oregon AF4Q Alliance, known as the Oregon Health Care ...

Feb 11,2013

hospitals and health plans in their communities to improve care for their employees at a manageable cost. In short, employers can be a key change agent to improve health care quality—but only if motivated and ... Employers have great—if, to date, underutilized—market leverage in buying health care, and often can ...

Apr 05,2012

Addressing Health Disparities

United States. By collecting patient R/E/L data, hospitals can pinpoint possible differences in care and ... to stratify both ambulatory and hospital care performance measures. If outcomes are different, then hospitals and providers will be able to address problems to provide the best possible care.    ...

Aug 07,2013

Improving Language Services

patient’s preferred spoken language for health care. St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland improved by ... health care. Allegan Hospital, West Michigan; Monroe Clinic, Wisconsin; St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, ... receiving and providing safe, high-quality health care. Research shows that the likely result of using ...

Jul 25,2012

Because Every Patient Counts

Hospital Care Wed, 2012-06-06 (All day) At first, staff at Carson City Hospital in ... care measures were lower than the standard the 77-bed acute care hospital had set. “Our nurses ...

Jun 06,2012

Is it Really an Emergency?

Hospital Care ... (Consumer Engagement, Hospital Care, Increasing Throughput) ... urgent care facility. In addition to radio ads, the Alliance is also implementing print ads in local ...

Dec 20,2011

Make the Right Call Campaign

Hospital Care ... Engagement, Hospital Care, Increasing Throughput) ... when you or someone you care about needs medical attention, you’re not alone. It’s common to wonder if ...

Jul 11,2013

SCPA Improves Care for Diabetics

Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Care ... diabetes treatment. By applying efficiency techniques from the business sector to primary care practices, ...

Mar 17,2014