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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
Introducing a Frailty Measurement to a Cardiology Clinic @ VA Boston Healthcare System
In January 2015, an outpatient preventive cardiology clinic at VA Boston began a quality improvement program that measured the gait speed in meters per second…
Innovators
- Ariela R. Orkaby, MD, MPH
Quality Performance Report Cards for HIV Screening @ Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
From March 2018 to March 2019, a team at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (KPOAK) recruited 20 primary care physicians (PCPs) in the Department…
Innovators
- Mitchell N. Luu, 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
An Artificial Intelligence Approach to COVID-19 Risk Assessment @ Medical University of South Carolina
In 2020, a team at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health system analyzed clinical notes about symptoms taken during patient screening for COVID-19 and…
Innovators
- Jihad S. Obeid, MD
Community-Based Resource Referrals for Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management @ Midwestern Primary Care Clinics
Primary care clinics (PCC), particularly in underserved areas, play a key role in connecting patients to community-based wellness resources, such as programs to prevent and…
Innovators
- Emily Abramsohn, MPH
Electronic Medical Record–Based Referrals for Food-Insecure Patients @ Hennepin County Medical Center
From January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) integrated a referral system into its electronic medical record to connect food…
Innovators
- Kurt Hager, MS
Implementation of a Population-Health Mapping Tool @ Lehigh Valley Federally Qualified Health Center
The Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley Federally Qualified Health Center in Allentown, PA implemented an innovative population-health mapping tool to gain a better…
Innovators
- Autumn M. Kieber-Emmons, MD, MPH