IHA case studies
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According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...
Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...
After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...
Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...
Restraint documentation was a challenge at the hospital for multiple reasons, including the imple...
In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
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...
The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...
Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...
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...
The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...
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...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...
The project improved the pharmacy to hospital floor Rx process to decrease returns, optimize auto...
Broadens view of care delivery from hospital-based practice to the entire bundle episode (30-days...