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An NQF endorsement reflects rigorous scientific and evidence-based review, input from patients an...
This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...
Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's econo...
Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...
The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...
The medical standard for timely angioplasty was 90 minutes door to balloon. The average for Lehi...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed ...
Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital has used everything from screen saver reminders to notes from th...
The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...
The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...
Reducing preventable harm by half is a lofty goal for any hospital, let alone a large, integrated...
Presented by Eric A. Coleman, MD, this webinar addressed proposed changes in how hospitals are r...
An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...
Due to the size and breadth of their organizations, multi-hospital health system leaders have a s...
When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...
In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...
The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...
The Problem The average ED length of stay was 413 minutes (6 hours, 53 minutes). Fourteen percen...
The Problem ThedaCare selected its radiation oncology (rad-onc) department to kick off a systemw...
The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...
The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...
The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...
The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...
Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the health care field and the general public wit...
As a result of care coordination activities with Medicare patients, the opportunity to improve pa...
The Problem According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...
At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...
The Problem Advocate Christ Medical Center's space in the admittance bay area and resource usage...
The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...
The Problem In a 2008 medical staff satisfaction survey, 93 percent of Advocate Good Shepherd ph...
The Problem Emergency departments across the nation are being stretched as more Americans rely o...
The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...
The Problem Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant ba...
The Problem Wait times in the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation center were unacceptable; some ...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...
The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...
The content of this best-practices guide, and the process by which it was assembled, are emblemat...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
The Problem Good Samaritan's LWBS rate (2.1 percent) is close to the national average (2.0 perce...
The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...
The Problem Hazleton General Hospital is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered,...
Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...
Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...
The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...
The Problem Inapproprate inductions of labor, defined as elective iductions less than 39 weeks g...
The Problem According to a study published online by Health Affairs on January 15, 2008, the med...
The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...