A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...

March 28th, 2015
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The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

March 22nd, 2015
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Excellent patient-centered care is the goal of a program implemented by the team at McDonough Dis...

December 16th, 2014
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Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...

October 10th, 2014
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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...

July 31st, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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Using FOCUS-PDCA, the hospital identified an opportunity to decrease the 30 day readmission rate ...

March 31st, 2013
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