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May 25, 2012 | Program Result Report
More and more hospitals are adopting palliative care programs through the work of the Center to Advance Palliative care, which also has led to the National Quality Forum's consensus practices and the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification Program.
National Program
Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.
National Program
The TCAB program was led by the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI), and has generated significant information about the value of involving nurses and other front-line staff in the redesign of care delivery models and systems.
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Program to help hospital and physician organizations dramatically improve patient outcomes by pursuing perfection in all of their major care processes.
National Program
Program to foster long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families.
National Program
Initiative to reduce emergency department visits, increase reliance on primary care providers, improve adherence to clinical protocols, and improve patient knowledge of and compliance with therapeutic regimens.
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Expecting Success was a national program aimed at improving the quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities.
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Communications campaign to improve care and caring near the end of life through activities focusing on advocacy, quality care, and consumer services.
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Initiative to increase the number of hospitals that have the capability to provide quality palliative care; create sufficient momentum that hospital-based palliative care becomes a standard practice in comprehensive patient care.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, falls constituted the second most frequently reported incident category after medication errors.