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Success Story: From peer review to practical application
While using the Epley Maneuver undoubtedly relieves benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, training staff in a new method presented obstacles. One physician explains how he implements dedicated teaching time for staff.
July 2009
Kodak, Instagram and health care reform
It actually paid quite well, but was miserable work. Kodak was, at one point, the consummate American success story, dominating its market like few others. ... No, the success of Instagram at the expense of the wonderful folks up in Rochester happened
December 2019
Surveillance under pressure
Surveillance under pressure. There's a great success story now published online in ICHE.
December 2019
What's new in ACP Hospitalist
What's new in ACP Hospitalist and other College publications, including the cover feature on spontaneous awakening trials, coverage of medication discrepancies during the transfer between facilities, and a Success Story ... Success Story: Hospitalist Web
October 2009
Chronic pain program provides model for small practices
This chart, adapted from a report about the initiative, shows global success in systematizing the assessment and management of chronic pain across the board, for example, in the use of structured ... The overwhelming success of this initiative in
November 2015
Rhode Island practice adopts patient-centered medical home
A patient-centered medical home model lets one physician focus on a proactive, holistic approach of preventive care. The reward was recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
September 2010
Practice achieves NCQA's highest recognition without an EMR
An internal medicine practice followed evidence-based diabetes care guidelines and achieve honors from the National Committee on Quality Assurance, despite not yet having an electronic medical record. A lot of thinking and a dedicated team went into
January 2011
Custom comic strip helps residents hand off patients
The handoff to a new doctor is a risky time for patients, who may not return for care or see the right resident. A team at the University of Chicago developed a packet of information intended to smooth the transition and reduce gaps in care.
October 2015
Cholesterol management becomes more complicated
Our Success Story looks at an ACP-led quality improvement project in Kentucky that helped 8 practices see significant improvements in screening for clinical depression, assessing and managing chronic pain, and ... Finally, this issue features the 10th
November 2015
When is it sleep apnea?
Our story looks at reasons for patients' nonadherence to hypertension treatment and how multifactorial interventions can help. ... In addition, our Success Story focuses on one such intervention that uses technology to involve hypertensive patients more
March 2015