September 2008 Highlighting Innovations from the Health Care Innovations Exchange This panel was held September 9, 2008 at the AHRQ Conference on Promoting Quality...Partnering for Change.

Opening Remarks:
Mary Nix, MS, Project Officer for the Health Care Innovations Exchange
Rick Rader, MD, Innovations Exchange Editorial Advisory Board Member, Director, Morton J. Kent Habilitation Center, Orange Grove Inc.

Innovators:
James Lee, MD, The Everett Clinic, Washington
Verluria Cobbs, Program Coordinator, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Nick Vizzoca, Business Manager, Innovation Center, Magee Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Related Innovation Profiles:

• Palliative Care Nurses in Primary Care Clinics Reduce Hospital Admissions, Increase Use of Hospice and Home Care for Patients Nearing End of Life
• Hair Stylists Who Serve as Lay Health Educators Encourage Clients To Adopt Behaviors That Reduce Health Risks
• Patient- and Family-Centered Care Initiative is Associated With High Patient Satisfaction and Positive Outcomes For Total Joint Replacement Patients

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