Case Studies

MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Lean/Six Sigma Methods Reduce Troponin Turnaround Time for Emergency Department Patients in a 500-Bed Tertiary Hospital Level I Trauma Center

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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Reducing Readmissions: A Strategic Initiative to Look at All Preventable Readmissions and How the Hospital Can Make a Difference in the Health of the Community

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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Reducing Readmissions CQI+ Team-Implementing Change Through the IHA Project RED Collaborative

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

June 3rd, 2015
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Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions for the Heart Failure Population

To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

June 2nd, 2015
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Reducing Readmissions by Working Across Facilities

Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

April 16th, 2015
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Improved Nutrition for Pediatric CF Patients

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

March 8th, 2015
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Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions (BOOST) at SSM Saint Mary’s Medical Center

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

January 1st, 2012