Healthy Metric, a statewide partnership dedicated to advancing health equity in Wisconsin, has released a new report focusing on the health disparities among adult women of childbearing age (18-44) in Wisconsin. The report titled “Primary Care Utilization and the Health of Adult Women of Childbearing Age in Wisconsin” provides critical insights into primary care visits,… Read more »
Dr. Maureen Smith, Founding Director of the Health Innovation Program (HIP), is retiring as of July 1, 2024. Dr. Jessica (Ying) Cao in the Department of Population Health Sciences will step in as interim director. HIP was launched in 2006 to transform healthcare delivery and population health across the state and nation through health systems… Read more »
Healthy Metric, a statewide partnership dedicated to advancing health equity in Wisconsin, has released a report evaluating the change in health disparities in blood sugar, blood pressure, and colorectal cancer screening disparities across Wisconsin. The report titled, “2024 Evaluating Change in Health Disparities in Wisconsin: Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, and Colorectal Cancer Screening” identifies gaps… Read more »
The Health Experiences Research Network (HERN) has launched two new toolkits on HIPxChange: Catalyst Films about Health Experiences: Long COVID in Primary Care Health Experiences Catalyst Films: Smoking, Cancer, and Tobacco Cessation HERN brings patients’ voices to American health care as a non-commercial, non-profit group, part of an international movement (DIPEx International) to share patient… Read more »
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandates that programs provide residents with at least semi-annual evaluations of their progress and performance in residency. To create these assessments, residency programs convene Clinical Competency Committees: a group of dedicated faculty who synthesize resident data to assess individual resident strengths and weaknesses that are discussed in the… Read more »
Interhospital transfers for emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions have increased in recent years in the United States (US). Older patients with EGS diagnoses are more likely to be transferred between hospitals and experience worse outcomes than younger patients. A contributing factor to these worse outcomes is that care coordination suffers during interhospital transfers. Provider communication… Read more »
Interhospital transfers, the movement of patients between acute care facilities, play an increasingly critical role in the United States healthcare system. Although interhospital transfers are necessary, transferred patients experience more morbidity and mortality than directly admitted patients, even after adjusting for severity of illness. Effective and efficient communication between healthcare providers is crucial during interhospital… Read more »
We’re thrilled to announce that after months of dedicated hard work and collaboration, the new HIPxChange website is officially live! Visit us now: https://www.hipxchange.org/ While at first glance the website might seem familiar, we’ve introduced some updates to enhance your experience. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the new HIPxChange with ease: Consistent URL: Accessing our… Read more »
Dr. Britt Allen developed the Positive Pathways to Chart Completion toolkit to help people get away from a toxic relationship with closing charts. This self-help worksheet aims to lower anxiety and cause fewer chart fines. The toolkit contains a worksheet based on motivational interviewing techniques that individuals or supervisors can use to identify small, achievable… Read more »
On December 8, 2023 at 12pm, HIP Investigator, Dr. Yao Liu will present at the D&I Launchpad’s Dissemination Research and Implementation Science Seminar (DRISS). Her presentation titled, “Implementation of Teleophthalmology in Rural Health Systems (I-TRUST) Study: A Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness and Implementation Multicenter Clinical Trial,” will provide an overview of the I-TRUST Study’s methods… Read more »
