Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...

The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

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...

The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

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...

In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

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

The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

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

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

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

The pediatric team at this hospital recognized the need to improve processes surrounding care of ...

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

A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...

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

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

As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

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

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

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

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

The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

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...

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

Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

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

Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

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

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

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

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

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

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...

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

The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...

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

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

The hospital joined the On the CUSP: Stop BSI  collaborative offered by IHA. The focus was on CLA...

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...

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

The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

A strong collaboration among senior leadership, governance and the medical staff at Meriter Hospi...

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...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

A Lean project to address why physicians were not receiving lab results in a timely manner was im...

This Lean project focused on improving processes in central sterile processing. All processes for...

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

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

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

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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

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

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...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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...

As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

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

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

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

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

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

Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

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...

Overcrowding and bottlenecks with patient flow plague hospitals and emergency rooms across the co...

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/...

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

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

The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...

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 According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...

The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

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...

The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...