Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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...

Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

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

Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

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...

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center’s incidence of early elect...

The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

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

SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, Ill., created a total knee and hip joint replacement center of excel...

Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...

For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection...

The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...

Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care un...

After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...

After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections continued to occur in the adult ICU despite the im...

To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...

The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

Many hospitals feel they have adequately addressed the issue of bloodstream infection prevention ...

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has undergone a decade-long cultural transformation to a...

Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...