IHA case studies

    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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    A Method for Sustained Improvement and Control after Initial Implementation of a Bronchiolitis Clinical Care Guideline

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Lean Six Sigma Reduces Implementation Time of Venous Thromboembolism Mechanical Prophylaxis by 78%

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Following Spinal Fusion Procedures Through Implementation of Bundled Interventions

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections After Implementation of Enteric Contact Precautions

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Implementation and Optimization of Bar Code Medication Administration

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

    September 16th, 2016
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