The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI Retin-A online ) is a champion of practice improvement. The IHI developed the original ‘breakthrough collaborative’ model from which the APCC has been developed. About 10,000 delegates (including Dale Ford) attended the recent 20th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Nashville. How was it, Dale? […]
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Better by Atul GawandeDecember 15, 2008
“What does it take to be good at something in which failure is so easy, so effortless?” Lasix online This is the question posed by Atul Gawande in his latest book, “Better – a surgeon’s notes on performance”. It may make an excellent gift for your fellow collaborators! Atul is a Boston surgeon, a professor […] |
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Did Not Attend – Idea of the WeekNovember 22, 2008
Are DNAs a problem in your practice? Or do you depend on them to get through your day? Appointments are gold cheap cialis super active , and where you have more demand than capacity it is very wasteful when a gap arises that would have been gleefully ‘claimed’ by many other customers. The longer the […] |
Renal outcomes with telmisartan, ramipril, or bothSeptember 5, 2008
The Lancet explores the effect on preserving renal function of combining ACE and ARBs 1 Vote(s) |
ARBs not as good as ACEsSeptember 5, 2008
The angiotensin-receptor blocker telmisartan did no better than placebo in reducing cardiovascular events in high-risk patients intolerant to ACEs. 1 Vote(s) |
Exercise is good for your brainSeptember 5, 2008
This article from the JAMA shows that physical activity (for 6 months) improves cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer Disease. 1 Vote(s) |
Coffee does not kill youSeptember 5, 2008
Regular coffee consumption was not associated with an increased mortality rate in either men or women. 1 Vote(s) |
Omega-3 can reduce mortality in heart failureSeptember 5, 2008
Omega-3 treatment led to small but significant reduction in mortality in heart failure. 1 Vote(s) |
Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes RiskAugust 13, 2008
A prospective study in the BMJ showed a 35% relative risk reduction for those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet. 1 Vote(s) |
eHealth, Wedgetail and the Northern RiversAugust 13, 2008
Timely communciation between providers and a shared electronic health record can improve the management of people with complex conditions. 1 Vote(s) |
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