Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
In 2015, the geriatric and palliative care team at South Nassau Communities Hospital sponsored a continuing education program to raise awareness about medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST). MOLST honors the end-of-life preferences of patients with chronic illnesses who have a life鈥
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. However, to reduce patient identification order entry errors, SBH Health System developed the Double Patient Identification Alert System. This system alerts the ordering clinician to identify and check鈥
BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 health centers. The nonprofit health system has more than 17,000 employees and over 2,700 affiliated physicians. ImplementationIn 2014, Ochsner noticed a gap between the explosive growth of the health care鈥
BackgroundMultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, Wash. The health system is made up of five hospitals, numerous outpatient specialty centers, and primary and urgent care clinics. Implementation
BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., area. MedStar comprises 10 hospitals and numerous other facilities, providing outpatient and ambulatory care, urgent care, primary care, post-acute rehab and home health. The health system has opened鈥
BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru, Ill. This small, rural facility is the only full-service independent hospital serving its north-central Illinois community.
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Henry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation composed of hospitals, medical centers, an insurance company, private physicians and a large group practice. The Henry Ford Medical Group includes more than 1,200 physicians practicing in over 40 specialties. Henry Ford Hospital in鈥
Cortland Regional Medical Center's Transitional Care Program is working to reduce 30-day readmissions for patients with congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The program utilizes concepts and tools from programs such as 鈥淭ransitions Intervention鈥 and鈥
SBH Health System implemented numerous strategies to reduce the number of Cather-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) and the number of indwelling urinary catheter days. These strategies include:
To help reduce 30-day readmission rates, South Nassau Communities Hospital implemented 鈥淩ight Care,鈥 a proprietary software program that identifies patients who are at risk for readmission and recommends the appropriate level of post-acute care. 鈥淩ight Care鈥 allows intake鈥