Innovations
What are innovations?
The Fund defines innovations as practical recommendations, strategies, instruments, or models that have been successfully adopted by leaders in the health care field and that can help you put sound policy into practice.
The Polyclinic Family Medicine Practice: Case Studies of Patient- and Family-Centered Primary Care Practices
August 28, 2008 - The Family Medicine Practice of The Polyclinic is one of 12 primary care practices included in this case study project of high-performing patient-centered primary care practices.
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Case Study: Applying the Quality Improvement Techniques of Manufacturing Industries to Medical Practice
September 19, 2008 - With the help of consultants with expertise in the automotive industry, a large ophthalmology practice in Lansing, Mich., reduced patient wait times and its need for clinical support staff.
Florida's "Network of Networks"
September 15, 2008 - The Florida Health Information Network operates at the community level, with the state supporting and encouraging local collaborations focused on health information exchange, particularly the development of regional health information organizations.
Grant Community Clinic: Case Studies of Patient- and Family-Centered Primary Care Practices
August 28, 2008 - Grant Community Clinic is one of 12 primary care practices featured in Commonwealth Fund case studies of patient-centered practices.
Is It Quality Improvement or Research?
July 24, 2008 - Case studies of two leading health care organizations show that they share a common perspective of quality improvement (QI) as integral to excellence in clinical practice and, therefore, subject to the same ethical obligation to deliver the best possible care to patients.
Innovation By State
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