Case Studies: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

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Group Health Cooperative: Reinventing Primary Care by Connecting Patients with a Medical Home

July 2, 2009 - Group Health Cooperative (GHC) is a nonprofit, consumer-governed health care organization serving 580,000 members in Washington State and Idaho through an integrated multispecialty group practice and a network of community providers.

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United Hospital Center: Improving Surgical Care Through Evidence-Based Education and Standardization

July 2, 2009 - In just a few years, the United Hospital Center (UHC) rose from being one of the lower-performing U.S. hospitals on process-of-care measures to being one of the top performers. This case study focuses on UHC's achievement in providing recommended treatment related to surgical care.

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Organizing for Higher Performance: Case Studies of Organized Delivery Systems--Series Overview, Findings, and Methods

July 2, 2009 - Fifteen case studies illustrate how diverse types of organized health care delivery systems promote higher performance through information continuity, patient engagement, care coordination, team-oriented care delivery, continuous innovation and learning, and convenient access to care.

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The North Dakota Experience: Achieving High-Performance Health Care Through Rural Innovation and Cooperation

May 21, 2008 - North Dakota faces health care challenges common to many rural areas of the U.S., but the state's health care system appears to be performing better than that in many other states--rural or urban. A new Fund report shows how North Dakota is getting it done.

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Case Study: Elder Homes Replace Nursing Homes in Tupelo, Miss.

March 12, 2007 - A team of innovators created home-like environments in small "Green Houses" and more than met their objectives for improving clinical quality as well as quality of life.

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