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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...
The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...
Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...
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 ...
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...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....
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...
Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...
This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...
Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...
