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July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.
April 18, 2011 | Program Result Report
Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1991 to 1998, researchers from the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, studied the care of schizophrenia patients who are covered by Medicaid in New York State.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital instituted rapid response teams to "rescue" patients before a crisis occurs.
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff placed white boards in all patient rooms, allowing nurses to outline patient goals and the plan of care for the day.
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff created new positions for quality improvement facilitators, called patient care analysts, to help providers improve their practice patterns and use of evidence-based interventions.
June 4, 2008 | Story
SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation, is a tool used exclusively to guide staff on the best way to communicate a large amount of information in a succinct and brief way when a patient's situation is escalating.