Case Study: Ensuring Access By Converting a Hospital to a Freestanding ED Georgia hospital steps in to provide services after medical center closes November 28, 2017 John Supplitt No Comments A Georgia hospital steps in to provide services after the closure of a county medical center.Read More
Florida Hospital Reduces ED Visits for Chronically Ill, Uninsured Community Care program has expanded to seven hospitals and is growing November 21, 2017 Dan Ochwat No Comments The Community Care program has expanded to seven hospitals and is growing.Read More
Florida Health System, Grocery Chain Team Up to Increase Access to Care BayCare Health System and Publix supermarket chain are bringing telehealth clinics and HealthHubs to consumers. November 16, 2017 Matt O'Connor No Comments BayCare Health System and Publix supermarket chain are collaborating to bring telehealth clinics and HealthHubs to consumers.Read More
Improving Health Through Healthier Nurses American Nurses Association issues challenge to the profession November 15, 2017 Laurie Larson No Comments The American Nurses Association issues a challenge to the profession.Read More
State Grant Helps Massachusetts Hospital Lower Readmission Rates in High-Risk Patients Emerson Hospital already had low readmissions, but key changes have led to even better results November 13, 2017 Matt O'Connor No Comments Concord-based Emerson Hospital already had low readmissions, but key changes have resulted in an even better resultsRead More
Case Study: Gundersen Takes Comprehensive Approach to Opioid Prescribing and Chronic-Pain Management Wisconsin system standardizes education, tracking, intervention in face of the epidemic November 13, 2017 Michelle Hoffman No Comments Wisconsin system standardizes education, tracking and intervention in face of the opioid epidemic.Read More
Weekly Reading 5 Ways to Help Babies Arrive Healthy Plus, are Americans 'clueless' about obesity? All in this week's roundup of health care news. November 10, 2017 Bill Santamour No Comments Plus, are Americans 'clueless' about obesity? All in this week's roundup of health care news.Read More
School Is in Session for Behavioral Health Services Kaiser partners with Colorado school districts to improve outcomes for young people November 9, 2017 Laurie Larson No Comments Kaiser partners with Colorado school districts to improve behavioral health outcomes for young people.Read More
Cleveland Clinic's Chris Connell Aims for Consistency in Design Connell discusses why the clinic's Center for Design plans to improve the patient experience November 8, 2017 Bob Kehoe No Comments Connell discusses how the clinic's Center for Design plans to improve the patient experience.Read More
In Las Vegas, 911 Callers Have a Choice: Ambulance or Lyft? Nurse triage program aims to keep ambulance rides for real emergencies only November 6, 2017 Jon Asplund No Comments Callers with non-life threatening conditions may be directed to Lyft or to urgent care.Read More