Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Shock
Oliguria developed. Additional laboratory studies were obtained . Urgent management decisions were made. ... Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital (Case 8-2018). N Engl J Med 2018;378 ...
PDF A CASE STUDY: PATIENT-CENTERED HOSPITAL DESIGN
A CASE STUDY: PATIENT-CENTERED HOSPITAL DESIGN by Kei-Tung (Tony) Liu BS Biological Science, University of California, Merced, 2015 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Health Policy and Management Graduate School of Public Health in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Administration
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The Harvard Chan Case Library is a collection of teaching cases with a public health focus, written by Harvard Chan faculty, case writers, and students, or in collaboration with other institutions and initiatives. Use the filters at right to search the case library by subject, geography, health condition, and representation of diversity and identity to find cases to fit your teaching needs.
Case Studies
Mar 26, 2024. CHI Living Communities — an extension of CommonSpirit Health — is a post-acute care provider operating in 21 states with 30 long-term care facilities. With approximately 1,600 employees, CHI Living Communities cares for an estimated 4,470 patients annually. Post-Acute Care. Case Studies.
A Case Study of a Whole System Approach to Improvement in an Acute
A case study approach [ 47, 48] was adopted here to understand the deployment of a whole system change in the acute hospital along the four dimensions of STS outlined above. A case study is an approach that is used to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in its real-life context [ 49 ].
PDF Improving Hospital Inpatient Nursing Care: A Case Study of One Hospital
A Case Study of One Hospital's Intervention to Improve the Patient's Care Experience . DENISE D. QUIGLEY, SHELLEY H. WISEMAN, AND DONNA O. FARLEY . WR-751-AHRQ. April 2010 . Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality . working paper series. RAND working
Improving Health and Health Care Worldwide
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Case Studies
Case Study: Integrating Age-Friendly Care in a Geriatric Emergency Department Jan 31, 2024 An interdisciplinary team at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., has effectively integrated age-friendly care in its busy emergency department, which also is recognized as a GEDA (Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation) Gold Level 1 facility.
Rural Case Study: The Hospital as a Convener in Rural Communities
Case Studies. Nearly 60 million people—20% of all Americans—live in areas designated as "rural.". The hospital serves as a crucial resource to promote health and well-being in these communities. Rural hospitals often serve as economic anchors in their community by providing job opportunities and purchasing goods and services within the ...
PDF The Hospital at Home Model: Bringing Hospital-Level Care to the Patient
BENEFITS Excluding physician fees, the average cost of caring for patients at home rather than the hospital is 19 percent lower. Clinical outcomes are comparable or better, while patient satisfaction is higher. CHALLENGES A sufficient and predictable number of enrolled patients is needed to develop economies of scale and justify the investment ...
How Digital Transformation Can Improve Hospitals' Operational Decisions
January 18, 2022. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images. Summary. The use of digital technologies in clinical decision-making has received the most attention. But they also have the potential to help ...
Case Studies of Quality Improvement Initiatives
Improving Hospital Inpatient Nursing Care. This case study (PDF, 604 KB) describes a large acute care hospital's successful implementation of a six-step plan to improve the emotional support provided to inpatients by the registered nurses and the rest of the nursing staff. Published by RAND, April 2010.
Case Studies
AHRQ's Impact Case Studies describe the use and impact of AHRQ-funded tools by State and Federal policy makers, health systems, clinicians, academicians, and other professionals. AHA is a national organization providing education for health care leaders, and info on health care issues. Case studies, health care industry overview and trends, and ...
Organisational change in hospitals: a qualitative case-study of staff
The study protocol has been published elsewhere [].The Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines were used to ensure comprehensive reporting of the qualitative study results (Additional file 1) [].. Study setting and participants. This study was conducted at a large metropolitan, publicly-funded hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Case 19-2020: A 74-Year-Old Man with Acute Respiratory Failure and
A few hospitals have recently taken the approach of not offering CPR to patients with Covid-19 because of the concern that the risk of spreading the infection to staff outweighs the potential ...
Case Studies: Hospitals Face Financial Challenges Due To COVID-19
The Queen's Health Systems in Honolulu, Hawaii. 19 has caused significant financial challenges for the organization and why Congress needs to provide additional support to hospitals and health systems. "Projected losses are about $60 million for 2021," says Jason Chang, president of The Queen's Medical Center and chief operating officer ...
Building for Change: Comparative Case Study of Hospital Architecture
The study compares two hospital buildings with a very similar configuration and medical program but with significantly different architectural design strategies: One was designed for an unknown future medical function, and the second was designed for a specific medical function. ... The case studies showed that such policy decisions defined the ...
Incidence of Nosocomial COVID-19 in Patients ...
Only 1 case was deemed likely to be hospital acquired, albeit with no known exposures. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of patients in a large academic medical center with rigorous infection control measures, nosocomial COVID-19 was rare during the height of the pandemic in the region. These findings may inform practices in other ...
The case study approach
The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of complex issues in their real-life settings. ... The evaluation of the introduction of a quality management system: a process-oriented case study in a large rehabilitation hospital. Health Policy. 2002, 60 (1): 17-37. 10.1016/S0168-8510(01)00187-7. Article PubMed Google ...
Hospital Case Study
Learn what a hospital case study is and how to write one. Find 15+ examples of hospital case studies on various topics, such as patient care, architecture, layout, and more.
Case Study: 33-Year-Old Female Presents with Chronic SOB and Cough
Case Presentation. History of Present Illness: A 33-year-old white female presents after admission to the general medical/surgical hospital ward with a chief complaint of shortness of breath on exertion.She reports that she was seen for similar symptoms previously at her primary care physician's office six months ago.
AHRQ Seeks Examples of Impact for Development of Impact Case Studies
Since 2004, the agency has developed more than 400 Impact Case Studies that illustrate AHRQ's contributions to healthcare improvement. Available online and searchable via an interactive map , the Impact Case Studies help to tell the story of how AHRQ-funded research findings, data and tools have made an impact on the lives of millions of ...
Exploring the influence of health system factors on adaptive capacity
The study's design was in line with that of an international comparative study, involving six countries (The Netherlands, Japan, Australia, England, Switzerland and Norway), where this article reports partial findings from the Norwegian case (see protocol of Anderson et al).11 The two Norwegian hospitals and the four team types were recruited ...
Is an active hospital microbiology laboratory cost-effective in a
Maintaining an active hospital microbiology laboratory allows definitive antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections to be given in a timely manner. This would be expected to improve patient outcomes and shorten length of hospital stay. However, many hospitals in low- and middle-income countries lack access to microbiology services, and the cost-effectiveness of an active microbiology ...
Cost, Quality, and Utilization After Hospital-Physician and Hospital
This systematic review synthesizes recent evidence examining the association between two types of vertical integration-hospital-physician (n = 43 studies) and hospital-post-acute care (PAC; n = 10 studies)-and cost, quality, and health services utilization. Hospital-physician integration is associated with higher health care costs, but the ...
Association between migraine and pre-eclampsia among pregnant women: a
Hence, a hospital-based case-control study was conducted among Indian women to determine the association between migraine and pre-eclampsia. Method. It was a single-centre case-control study in a tertiary care hospital in India. Cases were pregnant women with clinically diagnosed pre-eclampsia, and controls were normotensive pregnant women.
The effect of preoperative use of anticoagulants on the ...
Study design. This study was a retrospective, single center case control study. It was approved by NO.2021004, from the Ethics Committee of the General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group.
Study provides blueprint for hybrid-virtual home visit model to support
In a new study, a team developed and successfully tested a hybrid-virtual home visit model that provides care to veterans who do not live close to a VA health care facility. The work is published ...
Doctor discontent grows as health care becomes more corporate
President Roxanne C. Ruppel defended the hospital, which she said is growing and improving. Becoming part of the Mass General Brigham network, starting in 1996, has allowed Salem to hire more ...
COMMENTS
Oliguria developed. Additional laboratory studies were obtained . Urgent management decisions were made. ... Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital (Case 8-2018). N Engl J Med 2018;378 ...
A CASE STUDY: PATIENT-CENTERED HOSPITAL DESIGN by Kei-Tung (Tony) Liu BS Biological Science, University of California, Merced, 2015 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Health Policy and Management Graduate School of Public Health in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Administration
The Harvard Chan Case Library is a collection of teaching cases with a public health focus, written by Harvard Chan faculty, case writers, and students, or in collaboration with other institutions and initiatives. Use the filters at right to search the case library by subject, geography, health condition, and representation of diversity and identity to find cases to fit your teaching needs.
Mar 26, 2024. CHI Living Communities — an extension of CommonSpirit Health — is a post-acute care provider operating in 21 states with 30 long-term care facilities. With approximately 1,600 employees, CHI Living Communities cares for an estimated 4,470 patients annually. Post-Acute Care. Case Studies.
A case study approach [ 47, 48] was adopted here to understand the deployment of a whole system change in the acute hospital along the four dimensions of STS outlined above. A case study is an approach that is used to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in its real-life context [ 49 ].
A Case Study of One Hospital's Intervention to Improve the Patient's Care Experience . DENISE D. QUIGLEY, SHELLEY H. WISEMAN, AND DONNA O. FARLEY . WR-751-AHRQ. April 2010 . Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality . working paper series. RAND working
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Case Study: Integrating Age-Friendly Care in a Geriatric Emergency Department Jan 31, 2024 An interdisciplinary team at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., has effectively integrated age-friendly care in its busy emergency department, which also is recognized as a GEDA (Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation) Gold Level 1 facility.
Case Studies. Nearly 60 million people—20% of all Americans—live in areas designated as "rural.". The hospital serves as a crucial resource to promote health and well-being in these communities. Rural hospitals often serve as economic anchors in their community by providing job opportunities and purchasing goods and services within the ...
BENEFITS Excluding physician fees, the average cost of caring for patients at home rather than the hospital is 19 percent lower. Clinical outcomes are comparable or better, while patient satisfaction is higher. CHALLENGES A sufficient and predictable number of enrolled patients is needed to develop economies of scale and justify the investment ...
January 18, 2022. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images. Summary. The use of digital technologies in clinical decision-making has received the most attention. But they also have the potential to help ...
Improving Hospital Inpatient Nursing Care. This case study (PDF, 604 KB) describes a large acute care hospital's successful implementation of a six-step plan to improve the emotional support provided to inpatients by the registered nurses and the rest of the nursing staff. Published by RAND, April 2010.
AHRQ's Impact Case Studies describe the use and impact of AHRQ-funded tools by State and Federal policy makers, health systems, clinicians, academicians, and other professionals. AHA is a national organization providing education for health care leaders, and info on health care issues. Case studies, health care industry overview and trends, and ...
The study protocol has been published elsewhere [].The Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines were used to ensure comprehensive reporting of the qualitative study results (Additional file 1) [].. Study setting and participants. This study was conducted at a large metropolitan, publicly-funded hospital in Sydney, Australia.
A few hospitals have recently taken the approach of not offering CPR to patients with Covid-19 because of the concern that the risk of spreading the infection to staff outweighs the potential ...
The Queen's Health Systems in Honolulu, Hawaii. 19 has caused significant financial challenges for the organization and why Congress needs to provide additional support to hospitals and health systems. "Projected losses are about $60 million for 2021," says Jason Chang, president of The Queen's Medical Center and chief operating officer ...
The study compares two hospital buildings with a very similar configuration and medical program but with significantly different architectural design strategies: One was designed for an unknown future medical function, and the second was designed for a specific medical function. ... The case studies showed that such policy decisions defined the ...
Only 1 case was deemed likely to be hospital acquired, albeit with no known exposures. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of patients in a large academic medical center with rigorous infection control measures, nosocomial COVID-19 was rare during the height of the pandemic in the region. These findings may inform practices in other ...
The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of complex issues in their real-life settings. ... The evaluation of the introduction of a quality management system: a process-oriented case study in a large rehabilitation hospital. Health Policy. 2002, 60 (1): 17-37. 10.1016/S0168-8510(01)00187-7. Article PubMed Google ...
Learn what a hospital case study is and how to write one. Find 15+ examples of hospital case studies on various topics, such as patient care, architecture, layout, and more.
Case Presentation. History of Present Illness: A 33-year-old white female presents after admission to the general medical/surgical hospital ward with a chief complaint of shortness of breath on exertion.She reports that she was seen for similar symptoms previously at her primary care physician's office six months ago.
Since 2004, the agency has developed more than 400 Impact Case Studies that illustrate AHRQ's contributions to healthcare improvement. Available online and searchable via an interactive map , the Impact Case Studies help to tell the story of how AHRQ-funded research findings, data and tools have made an impact on the lives of millions of ...
The study's design was in line with that of an international comparative study, involving six countries (The Netherlands, Japan, Australia, England, Switzerland and Norway), where this article reports partial findings from the Norwegian case (see protocol of Anderson et al).11 The two Norwegian hospitals and the four team types were recruited ...
Maintaining an active hospital microbiology laboratory allows definitive antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections to be given in a timely manner. This would be expected to improve patient outcomes and shorten length of hospital stay. However, many hospitals in low- and middle-income countries lack access to microbiology services, and the cost-effectiveness of an active microbiology ...
This systematic review synthesizes recent evidence examining the association between two types of vertical integration-hospital-physician (n = 43 studies) and hospital-post-acute care (PAC; n = 10 studies)-and cost, quality, and health services utilization. Hospital-physician integration is associated with higher health care costs, but the ...
Hence, a hospital-based case-control study was conducted among Indian women to determine the association between migraine and pre-eclampsia. Method. It was a single-centre case-control study in a tertiary care hospital in India. Cases were pregnant women with clinically diagnosed pre-eclampsia, and controls were normotensive pregnant women.
Study design. This study was a retrospective, single center case control study. It was approved by NO.2021004, from the Ethics Committee of the General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group.
In a new study, a team developed and successfully tested a hybrid-virtual home visit model that provides care to veterans who do not live close to a VA health care facility. The work is published ...
President Roxanne C. Ruppel defended the hospital, which she said is growing and improving. Becoming part of the Mass General Brigham network, starting in 1996, has allowed Salem to hire more ...