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COVID-19: Behavioral and Mental Health Needs
May 19, 2020 ||
Explore how essential hospitals are leveraging community-integrated strategies to meet amplified inpatient and outpatient mental and behavioral health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Population Health: Housing as Health Care
Jul 27, 2018 ||
Discover how essential hospitals are providing housing as health care to patients and their local communities to reduce housing instability and improve health outcomes.
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RWJF Seeks Culture of Health Prize Applications
Sep 12, 2017 ||The 2018 Culture of Health Prize will honor communities for innovative partnerships and collective initiatives to improve population health.
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Multidisciplinary teams at Truman Medical Centers developed two care transitions assessments and reduced hospital admissions, ED visits, costs.
view more »Top chefs put healthful spin on fast food as essential hospitals work to reduce food deserts in their communities
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Truman Medical Centers improved medication safety by changing their stocking practices, implementing evidence-based order sets, and using a patient-centered education strategy.
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Multifaceted Approach Leads to Lasting HAPU Gains
Mar 31, 2014 ||Using a step-by-step approach, Truman Medical Centers implemented a variety of interventions across 2012 that decreased the prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers by 78 percent.
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Clinical Decision-Support Systems Effectively Prevent VTE
Mar 7, 2014 ||A Truman Medical Centers study examines clinical decision support systems’ impact on venous thromboembolism prevention.
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Process Redesign Leads to Lower CLABSI Incidence
Jan 10, 2014 ||Truman Medical Centers reduced central line-associated blood stream infections in its intensive care units through an evidence-based strategy.
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Achieving Equity in Care in the Safety Net
Jun 25, 2013 ||Participants learned how to identify race, ethnicity, and language disparities in health care
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Reviewing Colorectal SSI Best Practices
Apr 16, 2013 ||Surgical site infection coding challenges and strategies to prevent colorectal SSIs
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Shattering Silos: Care Coordination Cuts Diabetes Readmissions
Aug 31, 2012 ||Truman Medical Centers employed a strategy that integrated diabetes care across all inpatient and outpatient departments, designated physician champions, and used data to identify high-risk patients.
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