Case Studies
The American Hospital Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
The goal of this project was to decrease the utilization rates of indwelling urinary catheters and ultimately decrease rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. During the eight quarters prior to project implementation, 33 percent of nursing units did not outperform the National…
Hypertension—the silent killer—impacts more than one in three Americans and is a leading cause of strokes, heart attacks and other serious illnesses. Catching it early and controlling it is key to saving lives which is why Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center started a program that coordinates…
White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center's interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure that successfully reduced central line-associated blood stream infections by 70 percent. The procedure includes disinfecting the catheter hub on peripherally inserted central catheters with an IV…
NYU Lutheran Healthcare, Brooklyn, N.Y., created a shared medical appointment program transforming the usual doctor visit and providing essential health education to its patients.
Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital's care transition program successfully reduced all-cause hospital readmission from 10 percent in 2012 to 4 percent in 2013 to 3.5 percent in 2014. This 25-bed critical access hospital coordinated care across the continuum and created a committee with 21…
In order to develop a durable systemic change, one Keene, N.H., program is making the healthy choice the easy choice. Turn a New Leaf, part of Healthy Monadnock 2020 and in cooperation with Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock-Keene, provides organizations with the tools, technical…
Virtual Health Village is a health information exchange for sharing secure, up-to-date student health information among collaborating care partners of the Children's Care Alliance, Allenton, Penn. School nurses use iPads to access and share health information and engage students in learning about…
The Bridge Model improves transitions of care by utilizing master's-educated social workers in a care-coordinator role. The model emphasizes care continuity and interdisciplinary teamwork. During the pre-discharge phase, Bridge Care Coordinators collaborate with discharge planners, participate in…
The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award winners and the 2015 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety. 2015 Community Health Improvement Award
In 2008, the two hospital systems partnered with the city of Whittier, the YMCA of Greater Whittier and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to establish Activate Whittier. The guiding mission for Activate Whittier is to build a healthy community through engagement, collaborative…