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Speak Up on Patient Malnutrition
The nutrition team improved communication to better identify and treat malnourished patients.
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Why This Matters
- Patients with malnutrition may not be apparent during short hospital stay.
Test of Change
- Using key phrases to identify malnourished patients
Look to ID Persistent Asthma
This Pediatrics department identified persistent asthmatics and helped them manage their chronic condition better.
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Why This Matters
- We can offer excellent care to our youngest asthma patients by helping them manage their condition to avoid scary ER visits.
Test of Change
- Proactively identifying asthma patients and explaining the medication regimen
This Test Saves Lives
The internal medicine unit emphasized the value of taking the colorectal screening test, and identified at-risk patients whenever they come into the office.
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Why This Matters
- Ensuring the patients take the test and return it is critical to early screening.
Test of Change
- Labeling the test as life-saving can increase patient compliance
Corralling Cancer with Coughs and Sneezes
Allergy team uses script and reminders to provide timely health screenings to patients.
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Why This Matters
- Identifying health risks and signs of disease as early as possible helps us deliver on Kaiser Permanente’s Total Health promise.
Test of Change
- Collaborating and sharing data to identify missed opportunities to provide health screenings
Teams Collaborate to Ease Workload
Processing HPV tests now takes less than half the time, so the workload increase has been absorbed with no extra staff.
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Why This Matters
- Colorado labs process two widely used tests central to Kaiser Permanente’s preventive care approach that detect disease early when treatment is highly effective.
Test of Change
- Teams cross-trained each other on new equipment and on the processes within the two departments.