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AHA Webinars

Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...

May 11th, 2017
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Automated Wellbeing Checks by Text and Email Enhance the Care of Discharged Emergency Department and Immediate Care Patients

In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

September 16th, 2016
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Prehospital Notification of Potential Stroke Patients and Improved Stroke Patient Care in the Rural Acute Care Setting

The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

September 16th, 2016
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Standardized Total Knee Replacement Analgesia Protocol Reduces Pain by 20% in Patients in an Academic Medical Center

The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

September 16th, 2016
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A Lean Pharmacy Intervention Reduces Patient-Specific Batch Intravenous Fill List Waste by 29% in a Tertiary Medical Center

The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

September 16th, 2016
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Breathalyzer Testing in Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department Improves Psychiatric Patient Length of Stay by 52 Minutes

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Troponin Turnaround Time by 94% for Cardiac Patients in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Department

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Fall Rate by 54% in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit in a Tertiary Medical Center

Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

September 16th, 2016
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