Apr 11, 2018
An average visit to a doctor at Maimonides’ 9th Avenue Women’s Primary Care Center used to take about three and a half hours. That is no longer the case. Working with consultants from the Labor Management Project (LMP), a process improvement (PI) team was able to cut...
Jan 10, 2018
Three storyboard presentations that show projects from the Labor Management Project (LMP) and its partners were selected to be displayed at the prestigious Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 2017 National Forum in December. The projects were the work of Montefiore...
Oct 16, 2017
On June 6, the Labor Management Project (LMP) celebrated its 20th anniversary. The following is part two of a series on how we got started and what we’ve accomplished together over the years. In the first part of this series, we spoke with Samantha Morales, exploring...
Sep 15, 2017
As the long-term care industry becomes increasingly competitive, nursing homes are continually striving to provide the highest quality of resident and patient care. ArchCare is part of that trend, and one of its latest initiatives demonstrates the power of including...
Sep 15, 2017
Thanks to recent quality improvement initiatives, staff and patient relationships and staff’s ability to solve problems have improved significantly at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (BLHC), according to recent surveys. The improvements are the result of the...
Sep 15, 2017
Hospital workers who participated in the 1199SEIU Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at Mount Sinai Beth Israel collectively lost 515 pounds during the yearlong program, a success celebrated by Jeremy Boal, president of Mount Sinai Downtown, and 1199SEIU Vice President...