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A collection of success stories on quality improvement from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.
Reducing Waste in Health Care
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Eliminating waste in the health care system has become a major focal point in the effort to reduce health care costs. Waste has been broadly defined to many areas: unnecessary services, treatment of avoidable injuries and more.
Hospital Uses “LACE” Assessment to Reduce Readmissions
February 15, 2013
Redington-Fairview General Hospital provided at least 95 percent of HF patients with all the recommended procedures and assessments in the Measure of Ideal Care bundle for 13 out of 15 months during the initiative.
Nearly Half of Families in High-Deductible Health Plans Whose Members Have Chronic Conditions Face Substantial Financial Burden
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.