Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., have had a long-standing relationship of coordination and cooperation (both organizations were formed in the 1970s). Leadership from both organizations often has representation on each other's board of directors and/or鈥
In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiative was connected with community-wide resources, such as the YMCA/YWCA, a homeless shelter, and HHC. The Ellis medical home provides primary care, pediatric care, dental care, mental health services and鈥
Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed Broaddus Hospital, a skilled nursing residence, hospital-based clinics, pharmacy, and outpatient services. Additionally, five federally qualified health centers鈥攕oon to be six鈥攕erve the鈥
Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the 200 poorest counties in the United States in 2006. With a very limited tax base to support the health care needs of its community鈥攊n both of level of care and range of services, the designation鈥
ProMedica's (NW Ohio and SE Michigan) mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people it serves. Through partnerships with local and regional organizations and the community health needs assessment conducted by its member hospitals, ProMedica identified hunger as a significant health鈥
Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.鈥 633 beds鈥 3,000-plus employees
Concord (N.H.) Hospital 鈥 230-bed regional medical center 鈥 17,194 admissions 鈥 295 medical staff 鈥 2,631 employees
Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 percent.
Using FOCUS-PDCA, the hospital identified an opportunity to decrease the 30 day readmission rate for heart failure patients. In 2010, the rate for all payer patients was 32.4 percent. Through a partnership with Illinois Hospital Association, the facility implemented Project RED. The goal was to鈥
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable ambulance transfers, ED visits and hospitalizations for patients who used the ED more than 10 visits per year. For a defined group of high-frequency patients, interventions by a nurse-led case鈥