Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
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Houston is struggling with a mental health crisis. With a shortage of psychiatric facilities and a lack of financial resources, insured and uninsured patients are left seeking services from emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses untrained in psychiatry. They face problems that鈥
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The Emergency Department Initiative (EDI) is a collaboration between Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Tarzana Treatment Center (TTC) that began in 2004. TTC has extensive experience in primary care, HIV/AIDS, substance use disorders, and mental health. The objective of the鈥
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In 2006, Intermountain Health designated a system-wide fund for mental health initiatives throughout the state. The driving philosophy was to increase access to follow-up care for hospital patients, decrease the use of the emergency departments (EDs), and provide personal medication鈥
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Samaritan Health Services (SHS) believes that everyone in the community deserves quality health care. With this in mind and supporting the organization鈥檚 motto of building healthy communities together, in 1993 SHS partnered with the Linn County Department of Health and Human Services and鈥
Nurses at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health, introduced a Diabetes Education Quick Tips sheet, a new tool to help patients better understand their diabetes. This reference sheet has visual graphics and an easy-to-follow format that has been well received by patients. The Quick Tips鈥
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Nonprofit hospitals in Jacksonville, Fla., are teaming up to offer mental health first aid training throughout their community.
鈥淲e collaborate with the other local health systems to collectively conduct our community needs assessment,鈥 explains Hugh Greene, president and chief executive鈥
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In 1995, a group of Bridgeport health, education, and social service providers began meeting to address the challenges of young children and families who were 鈥渇alling through the cracks鈥 and not receiving critically needed services. A collaboration among early childhood service providers鈥
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The Care Transitions Intervention (CTI) Program at Sharp Grossmont Hospital (SGH) provides 30-day post-discharge care transition coaching and community resources for underinsured or uninsured vulnerable patients (including homeless and refugee populations). The CTI program involves a鈥
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Healthy Smiles for All (HSFA) is a public/private partnership in east Linn and Lincoln counties in Oregon. HSFA is a multifaceted project that provides oral health care to uninsured, underinsured, low-income, homeless, veterans and migrant residents of the counties.
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The goal of Munson Medical Center鈥檚 Fruit & Vegetable Prescription pilot program 鈥 funded by a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grant 鈥 was to increase community/clinical linkages in addressing food access and chronic disease. An emphasis was placed on identifying鈥