Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...

This webinar highlighted the necessity to eliminate elective early term deliveries due to its imp...

The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-...

The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

This online executive dialogue explores CPOE implementation. Expert CIOs and CMIOs share their ex...

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

The use of "triggers" or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring th...

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

To perform the study, Health System Change researchers conducted 114 interviews in 2010 with part...

This webpage gives tips for safely disposing (getting rid of) needles and other sharp devices tha...

This certified CME/CE activity is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence...

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

Vermont begins building a single-payer health system that will move many state residents into a p...

This P2P Series presents case studies of hospitals improving their environments to better support...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Steering Committee for the Prevention of H...

The focus of this edition of the Economic Outlook is the physician preference market. The content...

The Rand Health Insurance Experiment found that patients had little or no control over their hea...

This report summarizes the results of that survey, which indicated that overall influenza vaccina...

Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

Health care professionals and patients all agree that wrong site surgery is a serious and prevent...

Results from the 2010 survey about readmission activities are presented

An analysis of the current market

Why Is Focusing On Preventable Mortality Important?Hospital leaders work hard every day to provid...

 The purpose of this guide is to provide hospitals with a resource to help reduce inappropriate v...

2011 Guidelines

Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's econo...

The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...

The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

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...

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...

The Problem The average ED length of stay was 413 minutes (6 hours, 53 minutes). Fourteen percen...

The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...

Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the health care field and the general public wit...

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...

The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...

The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...