Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care
National Program
Expecting Success was a national program aimed at improving the quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities.
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Professional Obligations When Patients Pay Out of Pocket
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the ethical responsibility of physicians to their patients when patients' health care decisions are influenced by financial considerations. As consumer-directed health care increases the amount of money patients pay out of pocket for medical services, new responsibilities emerge for physicians.
New Website Profiles 24 Innovative Nursing-Driven Models of Health Care Delivery
March 21, 2009 | Program Result Report
In 2007–2008, a team at Health Workforce Solutions LLC, a consulting firm in San Francisco, investigated innovative, nursing-driven models of health care delivery, identified 24 models for in-depth study and disseminated detailed information.
How Managed Care Can Set Limits on Medical Technology - and Look Good
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1998, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care examined how insurers, employers and other purchasers of health care decide which medical technologies to provide to consumers under resource constraints.
Making the Smoking Cessation Guideline a Routine Part of Prenatal Care
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.
Collecting Data to Identify Disparities and Measure Heart Care Quality
March 24, 2010 | Story
Duke University Hospital and the health system wanted to improve cardiac care for African-American and Latino populations by identifying and analyzing disparities and developing tools that would better serve them.
Improving Heart Care through Better Data and Communications
March 24, 2010 | Story
A multidisciplinary team redesigned Montefiore Medical Center's patient registration system to collect data on race, ethnicity and preferred language, and developed a procedure to provide faster treatment for heart attack patients.
Combining Better Systems and Intensive Patient Education for Better Heart Care
March 24, 2010 | Story
Del Sol Medical Center improved its patient chart review and discharge processes, and enhanced its heart failure center, with support from Expecting Success.
Transforming Nursing to Improve Health Care Quality: A Conversation with Dr. Donna E. Shalala
January 17, 2010 | Book/Story
Dr. Shalala shares her vision for transforming healthcare and the nursing profession.
Second Round of Grantees for Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) Program Announced
November 23, 2009 | Video/Story
Initiative is developing evidence about the most effective ways of organizing, financing and delivering public health services.