{"title":"CM enhances telemedicine program.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Program achieves reduced ED visits, hospitalizations, and mortality, plus 13% in cost savings. Medicare demonstration project involved patients with diabetes, COPD, heart failure, and co-morbidities. Patients are asked questions specifically related to factors that could exacerbate their disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 11","pages":"125-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40116657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palliative care hardwired into hospital system.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 9","pages":"102-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30107996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teamwork key part of heart failure initiative.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Program improves compliance from 60% to 85% of patients receiving all appropriate care. Teamwork helps to identify goals and helps patients meet those goals. Physician leadership, hands-on nursing care, and education are critical ingredients for success.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 9","pages":"100-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30107995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chassin, Loeb cite high reliability as 'next stop' of QI journey.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leadership, culture of safety, robust process improvement are key elements of creating high reliability, experts say. High level of safety must be maintained over a long period of time over all of the facility's services. New methods of calculation are required to accurately measure the level of reliability that has been achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 9","pages":"97-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30107993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EDs taking on the issue of chronic pain.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 9","pages":"105-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30107997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TJC launches 'solution exchange' to addresses core measures.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Online service will be available to all accredited facilities. The Joint Commission has chosen some hospitals to post information on its website, to ensure solutions will be available to other users. Searches can be conducted according to size, location, and specific measure; users also can make notification requests.</p>","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 8","pages":"85-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30074533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OB program aims to cut claims, improve safety.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 8","pages":"92-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30074536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Boost care coordination between ED, primary care.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84856,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement","volume":"18 8","pages":"94-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30073268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}