Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
For nearly 20 years, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey has partnered with the New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School, supporting a program that engages local Latino and African American high school students in health care careers. Today, more than 40 students who…
Baystate Health, based in Springfield, Mass., has two formal mentorship programs available to its workforce. Both programs have an external educational component with an aligned internal mentorship and leadership development program. External opportunities for professional development and education…
Based in the Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Hazleton, Lehigh Valley Health Network includes three full-service hospitals across five campuses, a children's hospital, 12 community health centers and a 1,100-member physician group. Community members are integral partners as…
Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, Ill. Bundles and communication tools were employed. The hospital set a goal to reduced pressure ulcers by 50 percent by applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Process defects were identified for…
Norwegian ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Chicago, improved both influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates by 73 and 32 percent, respectively, achieving care that is patient centered.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up of unexpected radiologic findings, improving timeliness of care.
Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by the care team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
Montefiore Medical Center's School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-based health program in the country. It provides medical, dental, behavioral, preventive and community-based health services to 27,000 students in 65 Bronx public schools more than 70,000 times a…
Albany Medical Center developed the Child Advocacy Resident Education program that aims to improve access to healthier foods in Albany's South End neighborhood. Physicians established a farmers' market in this urban neighborhood to provide locally grown produce and information about…
The National Center for Health Care Leadership's diversity leadership demonstration project is the first to employ pre-post intervention assessment of system-wide diversity and cultural competence change initiatives. The project emphasized collaboration between researchers and professionals to…