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Looking for a fun way to share your accomplishments with the rest of the staff, and teach them a little bit about quality to boot? Why not try a performance improvement fair?
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The Access Project and the National Health Law Program have developed a resource to help health care providers and others ensure people with limited English proficiency receive appropriate language assistance services in medical settings.
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While computer search engines such as Google make the hunt for grant money convenient, to uncover all source possibilities, patient education managers must get creative.
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Biannually, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City mails a catalog on its classes, workshops, lectures, and support groups to more than 7,000 members of the community. It used to be a simple informational piece that described each program. However, recently, it became an educational tool as well.
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Educating parents on the care required when their child is discharged with a central line is probably an eight in complexity on a rating scale of one to 10.
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Breast-feeding is a learned skill. Just as teens must be taught to drive a car, women unfamiliar with nursing must be taught to feed their baby.
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There are many benefits to obtaining grant money. The most obvious is that grants provide additional resources for projects. In addition, grant dollars provide an opportunity to be very focused on a particular intervention.
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When applying for grant money, pay close attention to the application requirements and follow them precisely. If you dont they may not even look at your proposal.
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Lake Region Healthcare Corp. in Fergus Falls, MN, put in place workgroups for each chapter on the JCAHO standards a year and a half before its survey to ensure that the medical center was in compliance. In addition, the chapter chairs decided to form a JCAHO Fun Committee to brainstorm fun and unique methods to educate staff.