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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. ...
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...
