Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
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The Mental Health Action Team was formed in 1998 after a community health assessment. The Suicide Prevention Task Force was formed in 2002 when the Blount Memorial Hospital medical examiner noticed a significant increase in suicide as a cause of death in Blount County. The teams merged in鈥
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Concerned about a growing number of individuals entering emergency departments (EDs), jail and detox centers in acute mental health crisis, a consortium of local agencies is proposing a 鈥渢riage center鈥 in Duluth as a first stop for people in mental health crisis. Such a triage center鈥
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In response to the rapidly growing need for more coordinated mental health care services in New Jersey, Trinitas Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph鈥檚 Regional Medical Center launched the largest and most comprehensive Integrated Behavioral Health Network in Northern New Jersey.鈥
As many older patients are affected by Clostridium difficile (C.diff) in hospital settings, South Nassau Communities Hospital created an ongoing multidisciplinary task force to help improve processes in four areas: environmental cleaning practices, overprescribing antibiotics, inappropriate鈥
Serious dental problems can affect the overall well-being of an individual. Therefore, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center collaborated with local organizations to develop the Caring Smiles dental program. The program helps address critical oral health needs of uninsured and underinsured鈥
Stony Brook University Hospital coordinated efforts with its emergency department and ambulatory surgery center to establish the exigent general surgery (XGS) service. This service not only streamlines the care of patients with acute abdominal conditions but also provides timely diagnosis and鈥
In 2015, the geriatric and palliative care team at South Nassau Communities Hospital sponsored a continuing education program to raise awareness about medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST). MOLST honors the end-of-life preferences of patients with chronic illnesses who have a life鈥
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. However, to reduce patient identification order entry errors, SBH Health System developed the Double Patient Identification Alert System. This system alerts the ordering clinician to identify and check鈥
BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 health centers. The nonprofit health system has more than 17,000 employees and over 2,700 affiliated physicians. ImplementationIn 2014, Ochsner noticed a gap between the explosive growth of the health care鈥
BackgroundMultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, Wash. The health system is made up of five hospitals, numerous outpatient specialty centers, and primary and urgent care clinics. Implementation