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Helping older adults improve health by sitting lessDr. Dori Rosenberg discusses her work on a new Cochrane review looking at ways to help older adults be less sedentary.
behavior change, sedentary behavior, sitting, Cochrane
2021-07-21
Practice facilitators: Boots on the ground for better careHow LHS Program practice facilitators work with KP Washington care teams to improve care.
learning health system, quality improvement, practice coaching, practice facilitation
2021-07-20
KPWHRI to launch study on vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workersThe Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute plans to award $4.75 million to compare ways to raise COVID-19 immunization rates
vaccine, COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, community engagement, health education
2021-07-16
Patient collaboration sparks care innovationsBy partnering with patients, KPWHRI researchers developed 2 new interventions to boost lung cancer screening.
human-centered design, patient partners, co-designing, lung cancer screening
2021-07-09
Detecting, assessing suicidal ideation during COVID-19Drs. Greg Simon and Megan Gary share how new processes improved suicide risk identification when mental health visits went virtual.
mental health, suicide prevention, COVID-19, telehealth, suicidal ideation
2021-07-06
Deprescribing: Less may be moreDr. Sascha Dublin explains why sometimes not taking medications may be a safer and healthier choice.
aging, deprescribing, Medication Use & Patient Safety
2021-06-15
How to become a clinical value championKPWHRI’s MacColl Center launches online training to help clinicians identify and curb overused services in clinical practice.
MacColl Center, low-value care, medical overuse, value champions, free training
2021-06-14
