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Telemedicine Approach to Reduce Preventable Emergency Department Visits Among Employees @ Penn Medicine

FirstCall was created in 2015 as a telemedicine service for Penn Medicine employees. The goal was to provide employees with an alternative way to receive…

Innovators

  • Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP

Clinical Decision Support for Azithromycin Prescribing in Primary Care Clinics @ Grady Health System and Emory University

In 2019, innovators at Grady Health System and Emory University constructed a Clinical Decision Support panel to help providers know when it is appropriate to…

Innovators

  • Alexandria May, PharmD, BCPS

Interdisciplinary Care Program for Patients with High Needs & Costs in a Primary Care Setting @ Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin

In 2016, a primary care clinic at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin evaluated two evidenced-based hospitalization prevention models that reduced admissions for high-need and…

Innovators

  • Brian Hilgeman, MD, AAHIVM, FACP

Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy @ the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

From July 2017 to June 2019, a team at the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin implemented a system-wide digital mental health program to help…

Innovators

  • Bradley H. Crotty, FACP, MPH, MD

Increasing Awareness of Radiology Utilization @ Duke Primary Care

 In 2019, Duke Primary Care implemented a dashboard module on radiology ordering in order to standardize primary care providers’ practices and increase awareness of overutilization.

Innovators

  • David J. Halpern, MD, MPH

Improving the Blood Pressure Measurement Process @ University of Michigan Affiliated Clinic

Between March 2017 and March 2018, a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals at the Michigan Medicine Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes clinic sought to improve…

Innovators

  • Jennifer J. Iyengar, MD

Community Partners Improving Access to Buprenorphine @ University of Illinois Mile Square Health Center

 In March 2020, a team at University of Illinois Mile Square Health Center partnered with the Night Ministry, a social services program, to provide improved…

Innovators

  • Paul A. Leo, MD

Inpatient Breast Cancer Screening Program for Medicaid/Medicare Insured Patients @ Large, Urban Academic Medical Center

Between March 2019 and March 2020, a large, urban academic center conducted a feasibility study on an inpatient breast cancer screening program for patients insured…

Innovators

  • Andrew S. Hwang, MD, MPH

Increasing Pneumonia Vaccination @ the University of Kansas Medical Center

The University of Kansas Medical Center identified higher pneumonia vaccination rates among patients age 65 and older in attending physician clinics as compared to resident…

Innovators

  • Sheila M. McGreevy, MD

Screening for Hearing Loss @ University of Michigan and Beaumont Health

Between July 2016 and February 2019, Michigan Medicine and Beaumont Health incorporated EHR alerts to prompt primary care providers to evaluate patients over 55 for…

Innovators

  • Philip Zazove, MD, MM