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Issue of July 07, 2008

Innovation Profiles:

- Bilingual, Bicultural Asthma Intervention Program Significantly Improves Outcomes for Poor, Inner-City Youth
- Crisis Management Simulation Course Receives Positive Reviews, Enhances Communication and Teamwork Among Labor and Delivery Practitioners During Crises
- Disease Management Programs Generate Improvements in Compliance, Adherence to Evidence-Based Processes, and Outcomes by Targeting Sickest Patients and Working Closely With Physicians
- Individualized, In-Home Program Identifies and Addresses Environmental Problems That Can Worsen Asthma Control
- Plan-Funded, Practice-Based Care Coordinator, Disease Management Services, and Financial Incentives Lead to Better Outcomes and Reduced Costs for Medicare Advantage Enrollees
- Practice-Based Teams of Clinicians and Development Experts Enhance Access to Care and Improve Parenting Skills and Knowledge Among Children and Their Families
- Remote Visits by Pediatricians for Sick Children at Inner-City and Other Child Care Centers/Schools Reduce Absences and Emergency Department Use
- Revised Consent Process Based on Customized, Easy-to-Understand Form Enhances Patient Understanding and Decisionmaking for Cardiac Catheterization and Related Interventional Procedures
- Six-Sigma Inspired Workflow Redesign Leads to Better Adherence to Evidence-Based Protocols and Fewer Infections for Surgery Patients
- Standardized Shift-Change Process Optimizes Time for Transfer of Patient Care Responsibility, Leads to High Levels of Nurse and Patient Satisfaction
- Team-Developed Care Plan and Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes and Fewer Emergency Department Visits for Low-Income Seniors

QualityTools:

- Becoming a High Reliability Organization: Operational Advice for Hospital Leaders
- Best Practice Intervention Package: Physician Relationships
- Child Asthma Risk Assessment Tool© (CARAT)
- Cultural Competence Health Practitioner Assessment
- Designing and Implementing Medicaid Care Management Programs: A User’s Guide
- Fracture Prevention Treatments for Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis
- Health Information Technology Survey Compendium
- Healthy People 2010
- HIV/AIDS: A Manual for Faith Communities
- Inner-City Asthma Study Questionnaires
- Lean Hospitals: Six Sigma and Lean Healthcare Forms
- Osteoporosis Treatments That Help Prevent Broken Bones: A Guide for Women After Menopause
- Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
- Pay for Performance: A Decision Guide for Purchasers

Last updated: July 07, 2008.

 
 
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