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More than 800 people have been screened and more than 100 are being treated for previously undiagnosed hypertension thanks to a program sponsored by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield conducted in barber shops and beauty salons in Baltimore's African-American community.
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An oncology program, launched in January by Cigna HealthCare, provides members with cancer support through diagnosis, treatment, and survival.
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Hospitals continue to accelerate their use of health information technology, with 68% reporting that electronic health records had been fully or partially implemented as of fall 2006, according to the American Hospital Association's second annual survey of hospital health IT use.
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A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) project that began with the Center on Aging identifying a need to communicate better with elderly patients has become an ambitious Internet initiative encompassing the entire campus.
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Something called "cognitive load" or "cognitive work" is the centerpoint of some of the latest thinking on the way people process information and do their jobs.
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A turning point in Michael Friedberg's tenure as patient access director at an inner-city, multi-hospital system came when he "got fed up" with the reactive management style.
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When admitting and registration supervisor Tammy Wellons entered Sumter Regional Medical Center in Americus, GA, just minutes after a tornado ripped through the 143-bed facility, her first impression was that it looked like a scene from a horror film.
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Root cause analysis (RCA) is a technique used during an incident investigation to find the fundamental system deficiencies that caused the event.
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Until a hospital's executive administrators truly acknowledge that case management is part of the cost of doing business, it's likely that those charged with performing that task will continue to struggle with daunting workloads and inadequate staffing, says Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, principal and co-owner of the Center for Case Management in South Natick, MA.
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Disaster preparedness has been a priority for most hospitals for years, including readiness for the possibility of internal disasters such as hurricanes and terrorism. Sumter Regional Hospital recently was put to the test when their hospital was hit by a tornado which struck Americus, GA, after 9 p.m. March 1.