26th Annual Emerging Issues Forum
February 7, 2011 | Commentary
Country's leading thinkers, practitioners and decision-makers came together for a summit on health care innovations in North Carolina.
Quality of Care
Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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Passing the Baton: After Seven Highly Successful Years, A New Start and A New Institute for QSEN
May 31, 2012 | Story
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project transitions to a new home ... but the work to educate nurses to improve systems of care will continue.
Sharing Information on Hospital Performance through Development and Dissemination of a Balanced Scorecard
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff developed a standardized scorecard to track key institution wide performance metrics.
What Predicts Local Public Health Agency Performance Improvement?
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Local public health agencies are pivotal sites within the health care system. Their organization and function reflects the broader philosophy and purpose of public health. This study investigates characteristics of the local public health workforce in North Carolina from 1999-2004.
Collecting Data to Identify Disparities and Measure Heart Care Quality
March 24, 2010 | Story
Duke University Hospital and the health system wanted to improve cardiac care for African-American and Latino populations by identifying and analyzing disparities and developing tools that would better serve them.
Nash-Edgecombe Counties, N.C.
January 11, 2010 | Story
Community is among 50 sites making critical changes through national initiative to prevent obesity.
Moore-Montgomery Counties, N.C.
January 11, 2010 | Story
Community is among 50 sites making critical changes through national initiative to prevent obesity.
Public Health Law Research Program Brief Descriptions of Grants
December 6, 2009 | Story
Grantee project summaries.
Treating Patients More Quickly with RACE
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
Factors Predicting Improved Performance in Local Public Health Agencies in North Carolina
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of North Carolina analyzed publicly available data from 1999 to 2004 to determine which factors are associated with improvement in nine performance indicators.