Innovations
Better Integration of Home Health Aides Into the Health Care Team Improves Patient Functionality 6/19/2013
A team-building program at the largest home care agency in the country integrated home health aides into the health care team and resulted in enhanced functional status for patients, including being better able to move independently from a bed to a wheelchair or chair and better able to walk without support.
Community- and Practice-Based Teams, Real-Time Information, and Financial Incentives Help Medical Homes Improve Care, Reduce Utilization and Costs 6/19/2013
As part of a statewide, public-private initiative, a largely rural Vermont community supports its six medical patient-centered medical home practices with a multidisciplinary provider team, real-time electronic information, and insurer-funded financial incentives, leading to more appropriate care and services and lower utilization and growth in health care spending.
Full Disclosure of Medical Errors Reduces Malpractice Claims and Claim Costs for Health System 6/19/2013
A multifaceted process for full disclosure of medical errors leads to a significant reduction in claims and claim costs for a health system.
Plan-Funded, Practice-Based Care Coordinator, Disease Management Services, and Financial Incentives Lead to Better Outcomes and Reduced Costs for Medicare Advantage Enrollees 6/19/2013
HealthSpring's Partnership for Quality program offers bonuses to physician practices and onsite care coordination and disease management support, leading to significantly better outcomes and reduced costs for Medicare Advantage enrollees.
Daily Intensive Care Unit Team Communication Enhances Provider Understanding of Care Goals, Reduces Length of Stay 6/5/2013
Intensive care unit clinicians developed a standardized communication process based on a daily goals form that prompts clinicians to evaluate and document the patient's current status, design a care plan, and outline daily tasks, thereby increasing clinician understanding of daily care goals.
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