Case Studies of Innovation and High Performance for WhyNotTheBest.org
Award Amount:
$460,940
Approval Date:
April 14, 2009
Start Date:
May 1, 2009
End Date:
October 31, 2010
Health Management Associates, Inc.
1133 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2810
New York, New York 10036
Principal Investigator:
Sharon Silow-Carroll, M.S.W., M.B.A.
The Commonwealth Fund launched the Web site WhyNotTheBest.org (WNTB) to help hospitals and other providers improve their performance. In addition to presenting publicly available data on quality measures, the site offers “best practices” and tools, including case studies of high-performing hospitals. This project will expand WNTB’s collection of case studies, produce reports that synthesize their findings, and create other content that highlights key strategies of high-performing health care organizations. These new products will add to the wealth of information already available on WNTB, providing hospitals with additional resources to improve the quality and safety of patient care.