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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...
Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...
Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...
Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...
During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...
SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...
Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...
This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...
Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...
Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...
On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...
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...
The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...
Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...
After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...
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...
Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...
The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...
At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...
Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...
Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...
As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...
In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...
In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...
In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...
The Problem Emergency departments across the nation are being stretched as more Americans rely o...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The Problem The results of blood tests are crucial to physician decision making. At St. Luke's, ...
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...
