Putting Learning into Practice to Innovate and Improve Patient Services: A Case Study of Seattle Children’s Hospital

02.26.2020

Keywords: Community Engagement, Community-centered Care, Health Equity, Integrated Care Teams, Measurement, Quality Improvement, Resource Connection, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

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To ensure social health programs are effective and scalable, Seattle Children’s embraces a culture that supports experimentation and failing fast – the concept of testing out new processes or activities on a small scale and adjusting or stopping the activity if it doesn’t yield the intended results. See how their team has been pursuing three distinct but aligned social health strategies.

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Tags: Case Study, Community Partnerships, Data & Evaluation, Harnessing Data, Health Equity, Leadership & Change Management, Navigation & Resource Connection, Social Health Team & Workflow

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