Case Studies

MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Interpersonal Care, Language Concordance and Health Outcomes among Rural Latinos with Diabetes

This study of Spanish-speaking rural Latinos with diabetes finds that Spanish fluency is independ...

March 12th, 2013
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Differences on Cultural competence Training for Health Providers According to their Race

Although, increasing diversity in the health care workforce and training health care providers to...

March 12th, 2013
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Incorporating Critical Consciousness into Organizational Change Strategies

Examples of and the rationale for strategies used to foster critical consciousness in the work of...

March 12th, 2013
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Use of Personal Health Records at Howard University Hospital

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

January 1st, 2013
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Health Care-Acquired Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Decrease Surgical Site Infections in the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patient Population

Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

June 1st, 2012
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Real-Time Feedback to Caregivers Can Improve Core Measures Outcomes

Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

February 1st, 2012
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Using Process Redesign and the Electronic Health Record to Improve Timely Notification and Documentation of Critical Laboratory Values

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

February 1st, 2012
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