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Providing quality care for patients with limited English proficiency can be challenging, even for large health care systems. Each year Vidant Health, a regional health system serving eastern North Carolina, logs more than 24,000 distinct patient encounters with a primary language other than English…
The latest announcement by the administration is troubling for those individuals who will not gain coverage through their employer.
This report from the Department of Health and Human Services describes a plan to bolster implementation of health information technology and reduce risks associated with its use. Building on recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems…
This article discusses how six organizations in Oakland, Calif., used a health impact assessment to assess how a new infrastructure project would effect community health.
The aviation industry has successfully used checklists to ensure safe air travel for passengers and crew. Now health care professionals are using checklists more frequently to provide safe care for patients. Checklists have improved processes for patient care in operating rooms, intensive care and…
Focusing on improving health behaviors, this webinar will describe what integrated care is at the primary care level and how it can improve Triple Aim outcomes at the clinic and system levels.
Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of potentially avoidable adverse events after major cancer surgery, with a detrimental effect on numerous outcome-level measures. However, there was a concomitant reduction in failure-to-rescue rates and…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today that it will honor five programs for their hospital-led collaborative efforts that improve community health, awarding them the AHA NOVA Award. The awards will be given July 22 at a ceremony during the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit in San…