Staff at this community-based rural hospital in northwest Illinois that treats more than 18,000 e...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

September 16th, 2016
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Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...

February 29th, 2016
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Hospital readmissions are costly for both patients and facilities. At the time of discharge, pati...

October 6th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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Interest in cross-cultural communication in health care has increased in recent years as provider...

March 12th, 2013
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As part of Franciscan St. James Health's commitment to improve the surgery processes, the hospita...

June 1st, 2012
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Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...

February 1st, 2012
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The Joint Academy is a multidisciplinary team approach that begins in the community with orthoped...

February 1st, 2012
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