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What's Happening: December 31, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: December 17, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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Teamwork, Communication, And Data: 3 Keys To Large- Scale Practice Change In Opioid Prescribing, Linda Cruz, Ryan Dix

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This session will share lessons learned from the four-year implementation of a pain-care pathway across 45 patient-centered medical home (PCMH) clinics in Oregon. Leveraging the PCMH team, communication, and data to improve pain management and reduce risk, Providence Medical Group was able to realize a 68% reduction of patients on high-dose opioids. After this presentation you will be able to:

1. Explain a scalable approach, using CDC guidelines, to implement a pathway to reduce opioid prescribing in primary care
2. Discuss three key principles of implementing a pain-care pathway in a team-based care environment
3. Develop an opioid care pathway action plan at …

What's Happening: December 10, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: December 3, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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Service Operations Center Improves Hospital Flow And Reduces Ed Boarding!, Jeanne Rhynsburger, Patty Palmer, Michelle Hansen

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Swedish Edmonds 3 year journey to optimize hospital flow by opening a Service Operations Center – flow management hub.

Notable improvements included:

1. Patient visit times decreased 27 minutes per patient
2. Emergency department (ED) admit times decreased 68 minutes per patient
3. Boarding hours decreased 20%.

Changing Culture One Pdsa At A Time: The Creation Of An Innovation Unit, Jennifer Hoople, Gale Arnold, Jennifer Bletscher, Shawna Bolgen, Andy Branca, Tana Case, Matthew Dietz, Jennifer Ferenczy, Heather Haake, Janine Holbrook, Ingrid Jonely, Liga Mezaraups, Jessica Osantowski, Jessica Sehorn, Linda Severs, Dina Shepelyuk

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An inpatient unit in an acute care hospital was designated as an Innovation Unit. This unit was challenged with the creation of culture change in regards to process improvement. The team learned to use Improvement Science to facilitate rapid and innovative process improvements. These changes have enhanced the quality of healthcare provided while decreasing cost. The poster highlights some of the Improvement Science processes, forms, and roles of the team as well as some of the projects and successes.

Moving Slow To Move Fast-Nursing Handovers-Implementing Electronic To Ed Report To Improve Throughput, Dawn Gilbert, Roni Lyons, Patrick Mugrage, Linda Severs

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What Health Care Leaders Can Learn From Amazon, Amy Compton-Phillips, Goran Henricks

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Leading change in the internet economy takes different thinking and skills then those that got us the healthcare miracles we have today. Tech companies learned they needed to perfect the product, get serious about costs, remove friction, control the last mile, and accelerate careers to disrupt their industry. Healthcare leaders, and the systems they run, can use the same concepts to re-think our entrenched care models of today. Design thinking coupled with a scrupulous focus on value can help create the nimble systems we all want to work (and receive care) in. Learn how to go from idea to action …

250 Miles Apart, Saving Lives Together: Stop Sepsis, Ann C. Eells, Christiana Paul, Caroline Williams, Robert Fitting, Mauren Disbot, Bradley Shroeder, Jenifer Rofkahr, Amy Samolis

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December 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

Money savers for Holiday Shoppers

We hate to be negative this time of year, but gift-giving can get expensive! How to pay for all those gifts? Here are a few suggestions…

Healthy Holiday Habits

Travel, parties, big meals and snack foods at the office all create a challenging environment for eating healthy. Add in several days of travel with little scheduled physical activity, and it becomes a real effort to stay on track. Here are some helpful hints to help keep your holidays healthy!

What's Happening: November 26, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: November 19, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: November 12, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: November 5, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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November 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

Healthier Dishes to Serve This Thanksgiving

This year, why not make Thanksgiving not only delicious but also a health-boosting experience that’s truer to the origins of the holiday? For most of us, our traditional Thanksgiving meal has shifted away from the natural foods enjoyed by the 17th-century celebrants. But it’s not that difficult to get back to preparing delicious food that is fresh from the harvest…and packed with nutrition.

What's Happening: October 29, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: October 22, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: October 15, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: October 8, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: October 1, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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October 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

Walking Club

The SWOSU Walking Club is meeting every MWF, 12:10 pm, at the Wellness Center. Fit exercising into your workday with a 30-40-minute walk and receive the benefits of social support, stress relief, and renewed energy.

SWOSU Fall Pool Hours

Monday-Friday 6:00-8:00 a.m. 12:00-2:00 p.m. 5:00-7:00 p.m. (except Tuesday)

Water Aerobics

Monday-Wednesday 6:00–7:00 p.m. Thursday 5:00-6:00 p.m.

What's Happening: September 24, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: September 17, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: September 10, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: September 4, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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September 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

Walking Club
The SWOSU Walking Club is meeting every MWF, 12:10 pm, at the Wellness Center. Fit exercising into your workday with a 30-40-minute walk and receive the benefits of social support, stress relief, and renewed energy.

SWOSU Fall Pool Hours
Monday-Friday
6:00-8:00 a.m. 12:00-2:00 p.m.
5:00-7:00 p.m. (except Tuesday)

Water Aerobics
Monday-Wednesday 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5:00-6:00 p.m.

What's Happening: August 27, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: August 20, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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What's Happening: August 13, 2018, Maine Medical Center

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