Medical Practice Initiative

(“Family Health Center of Worcester”, 2014). The health center strives to improve the health and well being of traditionally underserved, low-income and ethnically diverse Worcester area residents. Family Health Center services through a “Family Practice” model

An effective and structured patient education strategy facilitates compliance with state and federal wellness initiatives. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Meaningful Use and Value Based Purchasing initiatives concurrently guide United States medical providers toward accountable care. In this environment, where provider compensation rests on community wellness, it is vital that patients understand their care plans. Organizations face a challenge educating patients with varied cultural

12, 2012 Decrease CLABSI in the NICU The purpose of this initiative is to decrease and/or eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center. Hospital acquired infections, including CLABSI, is a major cause of mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and extra costs for NICU patients (Stevens & Schulman, 2012). The goal of this initiative is to decrease CLABSI by 75% by reducing the number of days lines

Improvement Initiatives for Indwelling Urinary Catheterization Practices Today’s healthcare environment is evolving and changing rapidly and it is imperative for nurses and other healthcare providers to be aware of the most recent changes and mandates in healthcare delivery practices. The origins of the reform date back to late 1990s and early 2000s, when the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its original report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, on the prevalence of medical errors,

a documentary which was meant to both educate the viewer on the prevalence of medical harm as well as to enlighten both the public and health care providers on the preventability of these events (Discovery, 2010). The documentary expounded on the fact each year more people die each year from a preventable medical error than die due to breast cancer, motor vehicle accidents or AIDS (Institute of Medicine, 1999). Medical harm can result from adverse drug events, surgical injuries, wrong-site surgery

Second chances in life are rare, yet I was given the opportunity not so long ago. For me it all started on the last day of high school. I was about to embark on a new journey away from home, as most kids my age were. For most of my colleagues, they were heading to college. Others were heading straight into the work force. A select few, including myself, were heading to the military. In the military I grew up fast and soon found myself completing my four years of service in no time. I was left without

Physicians Medical Group was established in 1984 in the northern part of California. They are the most prevalent independent practice association (IPA) in the country, with over 3,800 physicians who attend to about 300,000 patients. The Hill Physicians are rated among “the best of California’s 200 medical groups by the California Office of the Patient Advocate” for its clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction (Hill Physicians Medical Group, 2013, para. 2). The Hill Physicians Medical Group case

DeKalb Medical Center and DeKalb Medical Physician Group (DMPG). DeKalb Medical Center is an Acute Care Hospital and DMPG is primary and specialty practices owned by DeKalb Medical Center. DMPG has 75 Physicians that are part of the group. Both being entities of DeKalb run off different software for collecting data. I had the pleasure of meeting with Director of IT, Director of Quality, Director HIM and two of the associates within the HIM group. This department handles reporting, medical

a treatment which they knew to be unnecessary. The main reason being patient pressure or patient expectation. Choosing Wisely is a global initiative to tackle this and reduce over-medicalisation. the initiative aims to advise doctors and patients to have a more informed conversation about the risks and benefits of all treatments and procedures. The initiative could lead to patients getting a better outcome from an illness and treatment while saving the NHS billions. ‘The NHS wastes £2bn a year to

It has become standard practice for physicians and other prescribers to write a months’ worth of opioid medication for minor, short-term pain conditions. Just two decades ago, opiates were viewed by the medical community as dangerous, addictive and were limited to use only for patients with acute trauma, for end-of-life care, and in cases of cancer pain. Current prescribing practices provide an excess of prescriptions annually, enough for every man and women in the U.S. to have a bottle of opiates