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Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y., worked with other care facilities to produce the Blue Line Group. This collaboration is currently working on a single electronic health record for each patient. This case study is part of the…
South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic condistions to lower health care costs and improve those patients' quality of care. Leaders implemented the Heart Healthy Bundle which promotes self management by standarizing coaching methods and…
United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, N.Y., focused on patients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pnuemonia and their health needs in order to reduce frequent hospitalizations and readmissions.
Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transformation: That's the opportunity for a select group of leaders who participate in the AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship. During the nine-month program, fellows meet for three two-day interactive…
Cox Health System's (Springfield, Mo.) medical leadership created a list of medical indications that, if met, allowed physicians to schedule inductions prior to 39 weeks. Any exceptions have to be approved by the OB chief or perinatologist.
Based on the consultant's recommendations, Lee Memorial's (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management determined it needed a comprehensive approach for decreasing readmissions that reached beyond the four walls of the hospital. After investigating different options, Lee Memorial decided to largely model…