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January 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the behavior of managed care organizations (MCOs) in their contracting with hospitals. The study, based on eight years of data from Illinois, sought to shed light on why MCOs contract with particular hospitals and how stable these relationships are over time.
June 4, 2008 | Story
This provides parents and their children with uninterrupted time to sleep or spend quiet time together.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that roughly 14.5 percent of U.S. high school students considered suicide in 2006. This study used focus groups to uncover common beliefs about teen suicide
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site In order to conduct individual patient follow-ups, a call back clerk phones discharged patients to inquire about the status of their medical conditions and their satisfaction with their providers. This inform ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created a multidisciplinary team to develop an improved protocol for asthma patients in the emergency department (ED). The result was the addition of a dedicated respiratory therapist in the ED f ...
January 1, 2004 | Book
In 1998, the Foundation's Injury Free Coalition for Kids initiative began to be replicated in other sites around the country. The author describes the expansion of the program and takes a closer look at San Diego, Miami and Chicago.
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.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
Staff replaced the organization's standard shift-to-shift nurse report meetings with a five-minute huddle, followed by two-person, nurse-led rounds.
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff developed a dedicated position, the Call Back Clerk, and a user-friendly database to conduct individual patient follow-up calls after discharge from the ED.
June 10, 2008 | Story
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago empowers nurses by having them test and implement changes they think will improve patient care and enhance patient and nursing staff satisfaction.