Helping Healers Heal promotes peer support in the face of adverse patient events among health care providers at essential hospitals.
view more »Essential Hospitals Prepare Doctors to Diagnose, Treat Measles
Feb. 10, 2015 ||At Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, older staff are teaching younger docs with no measles experience how to recognize symptoms.
view more »How do research and evaluation differ?
Sept. 26, 2014 ||Innovations in health care require evaluation to determine impact and success. But what is the difference between conducting an evaluation and researching a program? At Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, staff learned this distinction is important to consider.
view more »Implementing and Refining Solutions in Care Delivery
July 7, 2014 ||Innovation does not end with implementation - ongoing evaluation and refinement also are key to ensure success.
view more »Experimenting with Solutions: Ideate and Prototype
May 30, 2014 ||Safety-net organizations face numerous problems, each with many potential solutions. When thinking about solutions, it is helpful to have a framework of innovation. This installment of the blog discusses how to choose between solutions and how to operationalize them.
view more »Innovating Care Transitions with Digital Apps
May 12, 2014 ||This is the fifth blog in a series highlighting how the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is helping patients better navigate their care.
view more »How to Gather Stakeholder Feedback When Implementing an Innovation
April 23, 2014 ||Olive View-UCLA Medical Center used two specific strategies to ensure they were meeting patient and caregiver needs with a new patient-centered medical home project.
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