Case Studies

The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.

Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable services to only the uninsured in the area.
In order to significantly impact the patients with HF and reduce their readmission rates at Provena Covenant Medical Center, the Heart Failure Support Program, part of Disease Management Services, was initiated in the spring of 2010 and full implementation occurred in June 2010.
The Healthy Start/Healthy Families program primary goal is preventing chronic health problems in an at-risk population through intensive, early intervention in pregnancies, the program also enhances family cohesiveness, reduces child abuse and neglect and gives children a healthy start on life.
The program's goal is to help participants obtain knowledge about their health care options and to actively engage in making appropriate health care choices.
The Franciscan Clinic was designed with the idea that all employees who carry the hospital's insurance should have equal access to appropriate care. Franciscan Clinic patients pay only a $5 co-pay.
Equity in Care was initiated by Trinity Health in 2009 and has grown to include identifying potential disparities in cardiac care in a patient population stratified by race, ethnicity and primary language and entered into their electronic medical record systems in all inpatient and emergency…
These programs take health education, information and related services directly to community members in need, focus on preventable health care and empower thousands of residents to become proactive in successfully managing existing health conditions and preventing chronic disease. This project is…
Four 'value health opportunities' have been developed for three major Minneapolis employer groups. The four conditions chosen include asthma care, chronic back pain, coronary artery disease and Type 2 diabetes. This employer group has 6,337 Type 2 diabetic patients in their employee population.…
In 2004, officials at Miller Electric, a division of Illinois-based Illinois Tool Works, knew they had to do something to keep health care costs from spiraling completely out of control. Like many companies, Miller Electric had seen the percent of its premium increase by double digits. The welding…
The concept of an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit (A-ICU) developed because in most companies a small number of employees are responsible for a majority of the health care costs. The 80/20 rule says that 20 percent of the employees drive 80 percent of the cost. These employees generally are people…