Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Hospitals are working to achieve all elements of the Triple Aim by redesigning traditional ways o...

Hospitals and health systems are intensifying their focus to ensure all patients receive high-qua...

MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

Since 2012, the Aiming for Zero program at Northwell Hospital is continuously working to reduce C...

At hospitals and health care systems across the country, executives, clinicians and staff are lea...

The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

The systemwide Obstetrics Care Excellence Team was formed to improve quality of care and reduce c...

Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

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

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

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

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

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...

Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

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

Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...

The organization sought to create a root cause analysis (RCA) structure that endowed greater focu...

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

The organization used Lean Six Sigma process techniques to identify and support improved efficien...

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

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

The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...

In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

Reducing inpatient length of stay has a strong impact on value and organizational performance, an...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and morta...

Senior leadership at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System assembled an improvement team to use...

Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...

The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital recently develope...

The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative have relea...

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustaine...

Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a 79 bed, community hospital serving the residents of eas...

Meritus Health’s replacement hospital, Meritus Medical Center, opened five years ago in Washingto...

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

Approximately two years ago frontline staff presented a proposal to remove bed and chair alarms f...

Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...

In 2012, a physician-led Pioneer accountable care organization recognized an opportunity to bette...

The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...

For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...