Clinical Pathway Care Improves Outcomes among Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia
- This article, published in the October 2004 issues of Annals of Epidemiology, examines the impact of a unique evidence-based clinical pathway on six outcomes of care in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Specifically, the article discusses the outcomes for CAP at Adventist Health System hospitals for the three years 1999 - 2001 using their evidence-based clinical pathways and order sets. It compares outcomes for patients on pathways vs. those not on pathways and shows that how their initiative improves quality and cost effectiveness. Written by: Loran D. Hauck MD, Lee M. Adler, DO, and Zuber D. Mulla, PhD.
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Spectrum Healthcare Puts Existing Data to Work to Improve Quality of Care
- Read how one of the leading healthcare systems in the US uses MEDai's Pinpoint Quality System to transform data into information that can be used to improve the delivery of care.
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MEDai Client Uses Predictive Modeling to Improve the Quality of Life
- MEDai announced this week that HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. headquartered in Little Rock, AR is applying Risk Navigator Clinical to affect the lives they manage through their High Impact program. The High Impact program identifies members who currently have low utilization levels, but are likely to incur high costs in the near future (one to two years out). The company couples the identification process with an effective disease management program that focuses on monitoring and proactively treating the identified membership.
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