IHA case studies
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At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...
In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...
Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...
The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...
Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...
Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...
Limited provider appointment availability in the clinic was causing delays for patients seeking c...
The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...
Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...
This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...
The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...
Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...
The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...
The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...
Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...
Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...
Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...
High rates of hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...
As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...
The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....
Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...
According to published research data, the majority of cardiac stent patients have no additional r...
Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...
Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...
The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to impr...
Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...
Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...
Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...
Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...
In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...
The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...
Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...
The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...
The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...
The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...
Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...
This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...
This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...