Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
The Problem Advocate Lutheran General Hospital admits 32 percent of its emergency department patients per month on average. With this busy of an ED and such high-volume admission, it is critical that all clinicians and departments prioritize and support the patient through the process.
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's emergency department had great opportunity to reduce waste, remove nonvalue-added steps and increase the efficiency of patient care. Several pain points were identified:
Using DBT to Reduce Rates of Psychiatric Readmissions Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI Summary
The Problem Carolina Medical Center-Mercy worked on patient throughput in its ED, while developing and sustaing 5-star patient satisfaction ratings and keeping length of staff under 2.5 hours. Coninuing projects improved flow during rapidly increasing volume loads, as well as the management of…
Mental Health Advocacy: 'An Amazing Journey' Cascade Healthcare Community, Bend, OR Summary
Bringing Behavioral Health to the Bedside Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, IN Summary
Recommendation #2 Hospital leaders should review and evaluate the organization's behavioral health plan in light of identified community needs, the behavioral health needs of their patients, and available community resources.
Recommendation 3 Hospital leaders should encourage and actively participate in 1) developing a community-wide and/or regional plan for persons with behavioral health disorders and 2) coordinating community agencies addressing behavioral health needs. Collaborative Initiative Meets the Needs of…
Recommendation 3c Where inpatient acute beds for behavioral health patients are not available in a region, hospital leaders should seek governmental assistance that would allow hospitals to collaborate across multiple institutions in order to develop needed regional inpatient behavioral health…
Hospital leaders should encourage and actively participate in 1) developing a community-wide and/or regional plan for persons with behavioral health disorders and 2) coordinating community agencies addressing behavioral health needs.