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Reducing inappropriate antibiotic use – New issue of AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange

The featured Innovations describe efforts to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, including a health plan that provided regular performance feedback to physicians, a telemedicine-based antimicrobial stewardship program, and an educational program designed to support physicians employing shared decisionmaking with patients. The featured QualityTools provide information and … Continue reading

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Live TweetChat on nurse-led innovations

Join the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange for a live TweetChat with Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, Director of the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program at the University of California San Francisco. She will discuss nurse-led innovations including her own, Nine-Hospital Collaborative Uses … Continue reading

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AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange webcast: Vermont Blueprint for Health

Vermont’s Blueprint for Health program provides comprehensive, coordinated care while improving health outcomes and reducing costs.  The webcast will feature a video presentation about successful linkages among primary care, public health, and clinical community resources in the state,  followed by … Continue reading

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Healthcare Innovations Summit – Recap now available

On January 26, 2012, health delivery systems, physicians, innovators, policymakers, academics and venture capitalists gathered at the Care Innovations Summit in Washington, DC. More than 1,200 individuals participated in person and an additional 3,000 joined online. Hosted by the Centers … Continue reading

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