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June 22, 2009

Featured Topic: Women's Health

Programs that use community health workers and telephone consultations may help women at-risk for health problems especially in underserved communities. The featured innovations describe the use of these components to advance women's health while the featured QualityTools describe practical aides to women's health.
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Innovation Profiles:
- updated Comprehensive, Integrated Palliative Care Reduces Costs and Improves Satisfaction Among Patients and Their Families Within a Large Health System
- updated Medical Response Team Saves Lives by Empowering Nurses to Recognize and Act on Early Warning Signs of Trouble
- updated Online Communities Foster Data-Sharing, Communication, and Learning Among Patients With Neurologic and Other Chronic Diseases
- updated Patient- and Family-Activated Response Team Averts Potential Problems and Generates High Levels of Patient, Family, and Staff Satisfaction
- updated Personalized Support Improves Patient-Physician Communication and Enhances Decision Making for Breast Cancer Patients
- updated Retail Walk-In Clinics Provide Easy Access to Low-Cost Primary Care Services
- Biweekly Counseling Helps Rural Women Maintain Weight Loss, With Telephone Contact Less Costly Than In-Person Sessions
- Comprehensive Vaccine Program More Than Triples Immunization Rates for Children
- Medication Reconciliation Process Results in Anecdotal Reports of Improved Safety in Inpatient Setting
- Telephone Counseling by Trained Volunteers Cuts Rate of Postnatal Depression Nearly in Half

QualityTools:
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- For Women With Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
- Men: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health
- Questions for Your Doctor?
- Routine Antenatal Anti-D Prophylaxis for Women Who Are Rhesus D Negative
- Women: Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Your Health

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Last updated: June 22, 2009.
 
 
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