Care Coordination - 6 views
It was interesting in this study that there were not statistical improvements between the two units, specifically pointing to lower costs of care and and quality outcomes. Also telling was the last...
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Evaluating Dedicated Education Units for Clinical Education Quality - 3 views
Mulready-Shick, J., Flanagan, K. M., Banister, G. E., Mylott, L., & Curtin, L. J. (2013). Evaluating dedicated education units for clinical education quality. J Nurs Educ, 52(11), 606-614. doi: 10....
Use of Triple Aim to Improve Population Health - 2 views
Levine, J.F., Herbert, B., Mathews, J., Serra, A., & Rutledge, V., (electronically published 2011, September 25) Use of triple aim to improve population health. NCMEDICALJOURNAL.COM 72, 201-204 The...
Wall Street Journal Article: May Take: Chasing the Vision of Safe, High -Quality, Effec... - 3 views
For our informatics folks, this is a great "so what" article. Improving analytics and giving one a synopsis of care is truly meaningful, however from the clinical improvement perspective, perhaps w...
Patient Safety and ED Census - 4 views
A retrospective study that finds the number of patients simultaneously present in an ED is a moderate predictor of unsafe waiting times. The authors conclude that it would be beneficial to look for...
Evidence based tool for Triage - 9 views
Erin, sorry I changed your post. Still learning!
Reinventing the Academic Health Center - 1 views
Kirch, D.G., Grigsby, K., Zolko, W.W., Moskowitz, J., Hefner, D.S., Souba, W.W., Carubia,J.M., &Baron, S.D., (2005) Reinventing the academic health center. Academic Medicine, 80, 980-989 The autho...
Exploring the Organizational Cultur of Exemplary Community Health Center Practices - 2 views
Craigei, F.C., & Hobbs, R.F., (2004) Exploring the organizational culture of exemplary community health center practices. Family Medicine, 36, 733-738 This article is a follow up piece to a 1999 ...
Shaping Humane Healthcare Systems - 2 views
The author does offer a common sense approach, and sadly to see this article was written 7 years ago reflects what little progress we have made in flattening hierarchies and including patients in...
Medicare Fines 2,610 Hospitals In Third Round Of Readmission Penalties - 0 views
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ebiscone on 26 Oct 14The government is beginning the third year of fining hospitals for having too many readmissions of patients with Medicare, and penalties, as well as the categories of patients included in the data measured, are increasing. The goal is to encourage healthcare systems and care providers within them to manage chronic disease better. The problem is a complex one. Safety-net hospitals, which tend to have sicker patients with less resources, may not be able to meet the same bench marks that hospitals catering to the wealthy can. However, to set a lower goal for these hospitals would be tantamount to the government enforcing a lower standard of care for the poor. In addition, managing chronic disease to reduce readmission will reduce overall admissions, and some hospitals cannot remain financially stable if they do so. The article was produced for Kaiser Health News (KHN) in association with the Scan Foundation, whose stated mission is to promote aging with dignity and independence. It relates to another story published on KHS about a hospital system who has hired a nurse just to talk with people about their diabetes in an effort to promote patient self-care and knowledge, and reduce hospital admissions (McCammon, 2014). Reference McCammon, S. (2014). Personal attention seen as antidote to rising health costs. Georgia Public Radio & Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/care-coordinators-try-to-save-hospitals-money/
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Phyllis Wright on 29 Oct 14Erin, such a telling article and relates to the complexity of the entire process of self care, desire to change, and personal empowerment. Knowledge skills and attitudes are at the core of some of the issues but one also has to consider the socio-cultural-economic environment as well. Identifying those who are at the highest risk for readmission based on multiple inputs may be the next step--both for financial relief for hospital and improved outcomes for patients.
The habits of an improver: Thinking about learning for improvement in health care. - 0 views
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"At a time of heightened interest in education and training, this paper offers curriculum designers and all those providing initial or continuing professional development a new way of thinking about education for improvement."
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