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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Let’s Get Moving: How Maintaining Functional Mobility Impacts a Decrease in Patient Falls and Wound Prevalence and Increases Patient Satisfaction

Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient func...

June 9th, 2015
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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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Elimination of Elective Induction of Labor and Scheduled Elective Cesarean Section Before 39 Weeks Gestation

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

June 8th, 2015
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Combining Nursing Assessment, Electronic Medical Record Technology and Risk Stratified Interventions to Develop an Effective Falls Prevention Program

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

June 8th, 2015
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Reduction in Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the ED Through Use of Skin Cleansing and Antisepsis Prior to Blood Draw

July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

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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Early Elective Delivery: Decreasing Incidence of 37 to 39 Week Inductions and Cesarean Sections Without Medical Justification

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

June 8th, 2015
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