A two-year project aimed to improve the care patients in rural Kansas hospitals receive, and while results are still preliminary, participants think they have done that. The Collection to Action Coalition included the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care and 22 critical access hospitals that were collecting data to assess care quality but wanted help analyzing it to determine where they could improve their care related to pneumonia, congestive heart failure, immunizations and emergency medicine, though not all hospitals analyzed all four measures. The project began in September 2012 and ended Aug. 31.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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