Improving Cardiac Care by Standardizing Patient Records
January 14, 2010 | Story
The Heart Failure Performance Improvement team implemented a new process to classify LVSD patients’ condition and symptoms.
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Transforming Care at the Bedside
January 1, 2004 | Report
This white paper was published by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The paper outlines RWJF's Transforming Care at Bedside initiative, an effort to improve the quality of care in medica ...
Improving Care Coordination by Streamlining Patient Referrals
September 29, 2010 | Story
Regions Hospital modified order set in electronic medical record (EMR) and made appointments for rehabilitation at the bedside before patient discharge.
Consumer Engagement Best Practices
July 1, 2010 | Toolkit
Principles for engaging consumer leaders, and examples of success from Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) alliances.
Staff at Dartmouth Medical School Develop Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE)
June 29, 2010 | Program Result
The SQUIRE guidelines for publishing research on quality improvement support complete, accurate, and transparent reporting, and are intended to speed development of the field.
Increasing Interpretation Through Policy Change
August 11, 2009 | Story
Seattle Children's Hospital incorporated language services metrics into the hospital dashboard and changed hospital policy to require interpretation two times a day for patients.
Improving Self-Care and Reducing ED Visits Through a Health Ministry Program
August 11, 2009 | Story
Within the first quarter of 2008, a majority of the 475 patients receiving services at the Good Samaritan Health Center and through Delta Regional’s Medication Assistance Program were referred by members of the Health Ministry Network.
Treating Patients More Quickly with RACE
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
New Measures to Gauge the Quality of Mammography Centers
July 27, 2009 | Program Result
During 2002 and 2003, researchers at the National Quality Forum were asked to facilitate the identification of topics for performance measure development useful for the consumer in selecting mammography centers.
Case Study: Telling Cardiac Patients What to Do When They Go Home
June 30, 2009 | Story
With integrated discharge forms, we have come close to perfecting our compliance rates for the discharge of cardiac patients.