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Reducing Time for Admission Through Team Process
At Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, admitting new patients to the medical/surgical unit had evolved into a time-consuming task that was taking away from patient care. In order to improve the process, a new role was created for a resource nurse.
In 14 communities throughout the country, Aligning Forces for Quality seeks to lift the quality of health and health care by teaming up with those who get care, give care and pay for care. Explore what our communities are doing to improve health care quality.
Assessing Risk and Designing Tools to Reduce Falls
Staff at Seton Family of Hospitals in Texas developed a risk assessment protocol enabling staff to consistently meet its goal of just two falls per 1,000 patient days.
Hear what colleagues and health care experts around the country, including Anne Snowden, Julie Moretz and T.J. Redington, have learned about improving health care quality and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care.