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BOOST In the Media
Press Releases
Article and Media Hits
- September 13, 2011: The Herald News, "Silver Cross Selected for Project BOOST program"
- February 22, 2011: The Washington Post, "Hospitals Aims to Reduce the Number of Patients Readmitted After Discharge"
- February 22, 20111: Kaiser Health News, "Health Law Forces Changes To Reduce Hospitals Readmissions"
- February 7, 2011: American Medical News, "Reducing Readmissions: How Three Hospitals Found Success"
- February 4, 2011: HCPLive, "Blocking the Revovling Door"
- February 2, 2011: Fierce Healthcare, "Blue Cross-Hospitals Collaboration Aims to Cut Readmissions"
- February 2, 2011: HealthLeaders Media, "Readmissions Targeted by IL Blues, Hospitals"
- September 22, 2010: WPMT FOX43 News, "PA Hospitals- Mortality Rates Down"
- August 27, 2010: California Healthline, "University of Colorado-Denver's Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions"
- June 18, 2010: New York Times, "Aftercare Tips for Patients Checking Out of the Hospital"
- May 27, 2010: New York Times, "New Breed of Specialist Steps In for Family Doctor"
- May 27, 2010: New York Times, "A Busy Schedule Is Never Boring"
- May 27, 2010: The New Old Age Blog, "In Hospitals, New Fingers on the Pulse"
- March 01, 2010: Managed Healthcare Executive Features Michigan Boost Program, "Michigan BOOST program aims to improve discharge transitions"
- February 05, 2010: Project BOOST on HealthLeaders, "Collaborative Looks to Reduce Hospital Readmissions"
- February 05, 2010: AnnArbor.com piece on Project BOOST, "University of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan collaborating to cut rehospitalizations"
- February 05, 2010: Project BOOST featured on Fierce Healthcare, "'Mentor' program creates teams to reduce hospital readmissions"
- February 05, 2010: BOOST featured on HCPro, "Readmission rates top of mind for regulators, hospitalists can help"
- February 02, 2010: Project BOOST Featured on ModernHealthcare, "Project BOOST aims to cut readmission rates"
- December 28, 2009: Project BOOST featured on HCPro, "Project BOOST slated for growth in 2010"
- September/October 2009: Project BOOST is the cover story in this issue of Discharge Planning Advisory, " Project BOOST has produced early, positive results for involved hospitals"
- September 2009: Project BOOST featured on Channel 10 News- Morton Plant, "Home follow-ups keep costs down and elderly alive"
- September 04, 2009: Project BOOST featured on NPR radio program, "Sound of Ideas"
Listen to Jeff Greenwald, MD, FHM, co-investigator for Project discuss strategies to improve the discharge process. Dr. Greenwald's segment occurs between 29:50 - 36:30.
- July 2009: HealthLeaders Magazine, "Quality: Using Available Data"
- July 26, 2009: St. Petersburg Times, "Communication Can Keep Seniors from Return Trip to Hospital"
- April 20, 2009: ABC News Affiliate, televised segment, "Clearwater Hospital Gives Patients a BOOST"
- March 02, 2009: Nashville Business Journal, "Baptist Hospital Tapped for Senior Program"
- February 26, 2009: Citizen-Times, "Mission Chosen as Site for Project To Help Older Adults"
- February 18, 2009: Medical News Today, "SHM's Project BOOST Expands Its Reach"
- February 18, 2009: UCSF Online, "UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine Selected As a Participating Site for Project BOOST"
- February 2009: AHRQ Innovations Exchange, "Discharge Education Program Increases PatientUnderstanding of Treatment and Follow Up Care"
- Jan/Feb 2008: Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare, "Project Aims to Improve Care Transitions in Older Adults"
- Nov 04, 2008: SHM eWire, "Project BOOST Underway and Accepting Applications"
- November 2008: Physicians' News Digest, "Improving Hospital Discharge"
- August 2008: The Hospitalist, "BOOST Sites Chosen"
- July 23, 2008: Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare, "SHM Launches Project BOOST"
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Please contact lvalentino@hospitalmedicine.org.
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