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Presentations from the Fourth Annual Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium, this year’s theme being Leading Interprofessional Innovations in a Changing World. Click here to learn about the event and view the presentations.
These reports can be found at www.hret.org (Health Research and Education Trust) and www.hpoe.org (Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence).
There are a number of studies about transfer of patients from ICU to other areas of the hospital. Best practices about ICU transfer include Stepdown Units, discharge strategy checklists, and staffing strategies. We highlight a few key studies below which address best practices in ICU transfer.
The Role of Stepdown Beds in Hospital Care
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2014)
Abstract: Stepdown beds provide an intermediate level of care for patients with requirements somewhere between that of the general ward and the intensive care unit. Models of care include incorporation of stepdown beds into intensive care units, stand-alone units, or incorporation of beds into standard […]
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County Health Rankings is a national project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The County Health Rankings provide comparative data on a defined set of community health indicators for each city and county in the nation, with each locality ranked against others within its state. The County Health Rankings are very helpful for starting community conversations about health improvement. For a variety of technical reasons the County Health Rankings have limited value for designing data-driven community strategies.
The following visualization by Community Health Solutions shows the comparative County Health Rankings for all Virginia localities. The purpose of this visualization is to […]
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to:
Healthy People 2020 can be a valuable resource for defining health improvement objectives. However, the sheer number of Healthy People 2020 objectives (more than 1,400) can be daunting. The following framework provides a searchable database to help you quickly focus on the Healthy People 2020 objectives that are most important for your particular initiative. You can learn […]
Health care purchasers are moving toward value-driven systems of service delivery and payment, as evidenced by current strategies of Medicaid, Medicare, health plans, and employers. Generally speaking, purchasers are challenging providers to advance the ‘triple aim‘ of better health, better care, and lower per capita costs. The emerging framework for meeting this challenge is population health management focused on clinical excellence and community health improvement. Community Health Centers can and do deliver triple aim value that should place them in strong competitive position. The challenge is to prove this value with data, and communicate it with clarity.
Scan the resources below for evidence of the new value imperative for […]
This page will house presentations and other resources from the first SYNC Session on October 16 & 17, 2015.