Acadia Hospital: Reducing Wait Time from First Request to Treatment
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
From September 2003 to June 2006, Acadia Hospital participated in the RWJF Paths to Recovery national program.
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Aligning Forces to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
August 1, 2010 | Report
Aggregate findings from the assessment of current R/E/L data collection and use across Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Alliances, including recommendations for implementing the framework.
Are Preventable Hospitalizations Sensitive to Changes in Access to Primary Care?
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This paper examined whether expanded access to health care, such as provided by Oregon's comprehensive Oregon Health Plan (OHP), affected rates of preventable hospitalization (PH). The authors used a retrospective study to analyze PH rates for Medic ...
Asian Counseling and Referral Service: Reducing Wait Time from First Contact to Treatment
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
The Seattle-based Asian Counseling and Referral Service agency promotes social justice and the well-being and empowerment of Asian Pacific American individuals, families and communities in King County, Wash.
Association Between Ambulance Diversion and Survival Among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
June 15, 2011 | Journal Article
Patients with time-sensitive conditions are adversely affected when the nearest emergency department is temporarily not available.
Avoidable Hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County Fall by Nearly 3,000 for Patients with Common Cardiovascular Conditions, Saving More than $20 million
January 30, 2013 | News Release
Avoidable hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County, Ohio—one of RWJF’s Aligning Forces for Quality communities—fell by nearly 3,000 for patients with common cardiovascular conditions, saving more than $20 million in health care costs.
Axis I Center of Barnwell: Reducing No-Shows
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
Axis I opened in 1973 when the South Carolina legislature mandated that the 24,000 residents of rural Barnwell County be provided with alcohol and other drug treatment services.
Cambridge Health Alliance
January 1, 2007 | Toolkit
Providing appropriate language services depends on a health care organization¿s ability to accurately screen for language needs among its patients and to identify patients¿ preferred language for health care encounters. The use of standardized practices to collect this information will provide the hospital with an accurate assessment of the need for interpreter services, translated materials and signage.
Cardiology Admission Orders Physician's Order Sheet
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.
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