2004
Vohs Award Winner
Tobacco
Dependence Program: A Multifaceted Systems Approach to Reducing Tobacco
Use Among Kaiser Permanente Members in Northern California.
By Ali Goldstein, MPH; Scott Gee, MD; Rachelle Mirkin, MPH
The 2004
Vohs Award winner from Northern California employed a multifaceted
systems approach to address the single greatest preventive medical
problem we face.
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2004
Vohs Award Honorable Mention
The
Kaiser Permanente Northwest Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Program:
A Model for All.
By Jodi S Joyce, BS, BSN, MBA; Martina M Fetter, RN; Dean H Klopfenstein,
RPh, CDE; Michael K Nash, BS
This
2004 Vohs Honorable Mention is a centralized, multidisciplinary, proactive
clinical management intervention using computer-stored data to identify
eligible members with multiple interrelated cardiovascular risk traits.
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2004
Lawrence New Project Award Winner
Perinatal
Patient Safety Project.
By Julie Nunes, RN, MS, CPHRM; Sharon McFerran, RN, PhD, CPHQ
The 2004
Lawrence Patient Safety New Project Award-winning project, presented
here, drew upon a multitude of theories, disciplines, and industries
to create high-reliability perinatal units.
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2004
Lawrence Transfer Award Winner
KP
Northwest Preoperative Briefing Project.
By Maureen Ann Wright, MD
The 2004
Lawrence Patient Safety Transfer Award-winning project, presented
here, was developed by the KPNW Patient Safety Team as a way to transform
the patient safety culture in the KPNW's operating suites and to reduce
the number of errors.
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Pain
Management Doesn't have to be a Pain: Working and Communicating Effectively
with Patients who have Chronic Pain.
By Christine E Whitten, MD; Christine M Evans, PhD; Kristene Cristobal,
MS
In direct
"how-to" language and with attention to psychological and
cultural aspects, this presentation describes the evaluation and management
of a pervasive aspect of medical practice.
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Corridor
Consult
The
Electronic Health Record "Toolbox."
By Michael A Krall, MD
Using
case examples, this article describes and gives brief instruction
in the tools of the KP HealthConnect toolbox.
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