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Think Sepsis—A Multidisciplinary Approach to Identify Early Sepsis and Improve Patient Outcomes

In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...

June 8th, 2015
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A Process Improvement Project Decreases Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Room

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

June 8th, 2015
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Achieving the Triple Aim: Leveraging and Learning from Top Performers to Accelerate Improvements-1

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

June 1st, 2015
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Eliminating Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) System-Wide: Expanding Quality Improvement Practices Beyond Critical Care Units

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

March 12th, 2015
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One Step at a Time: Addressing Hypoglycemia Adverse Drug Events by Improving Insulin Management Through Rapid Cycle Improvement and Spread Process

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

March 12th, 2013
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The Red Box Strategy: An Innovative Method to Improve Isolation Precaution Compliance and Reduce Costs

The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...

March 12th, 2013
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Achieving the Triple Aim: Leveraging and Learning from Top Performers to Accelerate Improvements

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

June 1st, 2012
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