Denver Health: a high-performance public health care system

Denver Health: a high-performance public health care system

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Nuzum, Rachel.
McCarthy, Douglas.
Gauthier, Anne.
Beck, Christina.
Commonwealth Fund. Commission on a High Performance Health System.
Commonwealth Fund.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2007]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Community Health Planning -- organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated -- organization & administration
Public Health Practice
Colorado
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Denver Health, a comprehensive and integrated medical system that is Colorado's largest health care safety-net provider, has a national reputation as a high-performance organization. Members of The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System observed Denver Health during a site visit in March 2006, to assess its operation and determine whether it might serve as a model for other public and private health care systems around the country. The Commission concluded that Denver Health is indeed a "learning laboratory." It has succeeded at providing coordinated care to the community, promoting a culture of continuous quality improvement, adopting new technology and incorporating it into everyday practice, taking risks and making mid-course corrections, and providing leadership and support--and accepting accountability--both at the top and throughout the organization. Moreover, it has accomplished these objectives and others in straightforward ways that could be adapted elsewhere.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101317140 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101317140