Disease Management
Overview
The Friends of the Heart Institute is an all-volunteer organization, founded by heart attack survivors to benefit heart attack victims. Since its founding in 1978, Friends of the Heart has expanded its focus to include all aspects of cardiovascular treatments and surgeries.
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…
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The goal of Munson Medical Center’s Fruit & Vegetable Prescription pilot program – funded by a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grant – was to increase community/clinical linkages in addressing food access and chronic disease. An emphasis was placed on identifying…
The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond traditional hospital walls. The first of these vignettes from the upcoming 'The Next Generation of Community Health' report is on the Children's Health System of Texas, based in Dallas, and how they are…
Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever. In early 2017, the AHA's Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) convenes its annual conference, bringing together professionals in community health, community benefit and population health…
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Supported by Parkview Community Health Improvement, the Community Nursing program operates outside of the hospital walls to improve the health and well-being of the community. The program is staffed with 13 registered nurses, 1 registered respiratory therapist and 1 registered…
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Impact Diabetes is a program implemented at Senior Action, a senior center in Greenville, S.C., that is funded by Pelham Medical Center. Impact Diabetes provides a comprehensive diabetes wellness program for seniors living in Greenville County who are members of Senior Action. The goal…
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The Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute (DHWI) seeks to improve the management of diabetes and other chronic diseases and improve overall health and wellness outcomes in a vulnerable, underserved population.
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In January 2013, University Hospitals (UH) Geneva Medical Center launched a predictive analytics program as a means of identifying those patients at high risk for readmission and providing support through specific interventions that involve the community. All patients admitted to the…
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Brookhaven’s Diabetes Wellness Center has two programs aimed at people living with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes. The first, the Diabetes Self Management Education Program, is a physician- and insurance-based program that provides a tailored, personal support system with…