Innovations
Church-Sponsored, Barbershop-Based Program Enhances Access to Screenings and Followup Care for African-American Men in Harlem 2/27/2013
A church-sponsored, barbershop-based program enhances access to screening and treatment for hypertension, diabetes, and prostate and colon cancers for African-American men in Harlem.
Community Health Center-Jail Partnerships Improve Care During and After Incarceration, Reduce Jail-Based Violence and Deaths and Enhance Access to Community-Based Care 2/27/2013
A partnership between local jails and community health providers facilitates the provision of appropriate health care to inmates and ensures continued, coordinated care upon their release, leading to reductions in jail violence and deaths and enhanced access to care.
Enhanced Toileting Program Reduces Incontinence and Its Comorbidities Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facility 2/27/2013
A long-term care facility adopted an enhanced toileting program consisting of the following components: individualized toileting plan of care based on periodic resident assessments, revised and new care documentation tools, devices to assist with toileting, and comprehensive education and training for facility staff.
Joint Nurse Practitioner–Geriatrician Management of Frail Elderly Increases Adherence to Recommended Care Processes for Common Conditions 2/27/2013
Working in collaboration with geriatricians, a nurse practitioner comanaged the care of frail, elderly patients with any of five chronic conditions, leading to better adherence to recommended care processes.
Nursing Home Learning Collaborative Improves Quality of Care, Reduces Staff Turnover 2/27/2013
In an approach to improving nursing home care known as the "Wellspring Program," nursing homes join an alliance that allows participants to exchange performance experience and conduct interdepartmental group training for both frontline staff and leadership on quality improvement and culture change processes.
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QualityTools
Assurance of Diabetes Care Coordination Toolkit 2/20/2013
The goal of this toolkit is to suggest quality improvement approaches that a facility can use to ensure care coordination for patients with diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Management 2/20/2013
This bilingual booklet (in Cantonese and English), developed by the Chinese Community Health Resource Center, can help educate Chinese patients about the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes.
Initial History and Physical Assessment Form 2/20/2013
This comprehensive form can be used by health care providers to collect information at the initial interview session for all new patients in an HIV program.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care: Chronic Disease Clinic Followup Form 2/20/2013
This form can help correctional health care professionals effectively manage diseases commonly found in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement facilities. It is used to follow a patient with a single or multiple chronic diseases.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care: Chronic Disease Initial Baseline Form 2/20/2013
This form can help correctional health care professionals effectively manage diseases commonly found in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement facilities. It should be used during the initial visit with a chronic disease patient.
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