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Supporting Regional Response Team Learning Networks

June 3, 2010 | Program Result Report

In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.

Foundation Work in Long-Term Care

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Health foundations have invested in services, research, and advocacy to improve the financing and delivery of long-term services and supports. This article describes some of the broad array of approaches they have taken.

Quality Improvement Works: Pittsburgh Hospitals Significantly Reduce Bloodstream and MRSA Infections, Double Reporting of Medication Errors

June 12, 2008 | Program Result Report

The Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative partnered with area hospitals in a project designed to improve quality of care and patient safety. Project staff oversaw the production of a video about the initiative.

Extending the Nurse Practitioner Concurrent Intervention Model to Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

July 1, 2004 | Journal Article

In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.

Obstacles Block Testing New Ways to Resolve Medical Malpractice Cases

September 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Private Adjudication Center, an affiliate of Duke University School of Law, wrote a paper and held a conference examining issues regarding the use of court-ordered arbitration in medical malpractice cases.

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