A new web resource that allows users to learn, share, and adopt innovations in the delivery of health services was launched April 14 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The resource, called the Health Care Innovations Exchange, is the federal government’s repository for successful healthcare innovations. It also includes useful descriptions of attempts at innovation that failed.
The web site is being launched with 100 examples of innovations in the delivery of healthcare services and attempts at innovation; that number will increase as the site is updated every two weeks. Profile examples include an initiative by geriatricians, nurse practitioners, and social workers to help seniors avoid institutional care by visiting seniors at home, and a patient/physician e-mail communication system that overcomes the inconvenience of automated phone systems and accommodates the difficult schedules of both the physician and the patient. Access the web page.
