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September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The mission of North Carolina’s RACE system is to regionalize cardiac care for heart attack patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) throughout the state’s acute care facilities.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Memorial Regional Hospital developed Code Heart to streamline cardiac care for heart attack patients requiring PCI through the collaborative efforts of physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians and other team members.
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief presents findings collected over 18 months from eight hospitals that participated in a "learning collaborative" to test strategies, quantify results and share lessons learned.
June 12, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the Partnership for Prevention conducted research to identify high-value evidence-based clinical and community preventive services.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The National Minority Health Month Foundation created a minority health status database and used it to determine whether different outcomes were related to minority versus non-minority ZIP codes.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh has developed sustainable public health interventions for the African-American community in Pittsburgh. Through one program, African-American owned barbershops and beauty salons began providing vital health services and information.
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
The RAND Corporation synthesized and disseminated information on effective community interventions to address racial and ethnic disparities in six health areas.
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.