Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

June 1st, 2012
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Customer satisfaction performance is a hospital strategic goal. Marianjoy's inpatient satisfactio...

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The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

June 1st, 2012
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The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

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The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

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Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

June 1st, 2012
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A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

June 1st, 2012
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A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

June 1st, 2012
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As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...

June 1st, 2012
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With nearly half of all emergency departments operating at or above capacity and the majority of ...

April 27th, 2012
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An annual list of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.

April 17th, 2012
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For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...

April 16th, 2012
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This webinar highlighted the necessity to eliminate elective early term deliveries due to its imp...

April 12th, 2012
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As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

April 5th, 2012
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The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-...

March 28th, 2012
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The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

March 12th, 2012
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An Evidence-informed Case Rate is a budget for a comprehensive episode of medical care within a d...

March 1st, 2012
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This online executive dialogue explores CPOE implementation. Expert CIOs and CMIOs share their ex...

March 1st, 2012
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Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...

March 1st, 2012
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An interactive map showing quality initiatives by state

March 1st, 2012
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The patient safety portal includes links to valuable tools and resources.

March 1st, 2012
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In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

March 1st, 2012
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As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

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The use of "triggers" or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring th...

February 22nd, 2012
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According to a recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey, 41 percent of...

February 1st, 2012
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Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

February 1st, 2012
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Good Samaritan Hospital's Clinical Transformation Team guided the formation of a Ventilator-Assoc...

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Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

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Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

February 1st, 2012
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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

February 1st, 2012
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

February 1st, 2012
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A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

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Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

February 1st, 2012
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With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

February 1st, 2012
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Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

February 1st, 2012
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Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

February 1st, 2012
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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

February 1st, 2012
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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

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The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

February 1st, 2012
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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

February 1st, 2012
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For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...

February 1st, 2012
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Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

February 1st, 2012
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For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

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In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

February 1st, 2012
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As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

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Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

February 1st, 2012
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The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

February 1st, 2012
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For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...

February 1st, 2012
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This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

February 1st, 2012
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This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

February 1st, 2012
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Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

February 1st, 2012
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Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

February 1st, 2012
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In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

February 1st, 2012
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The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

February 1st, 2012
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In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

February 1st, 2012
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Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

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In 2008, Albany Medical Center was one of 18 regional referral neonatal intensive care units to a...

February 1st, 2012
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Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

February 1st, 2012
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To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

February 1st, 2012
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Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

February 1st, 2012
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

February 1st, 2012
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...

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In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

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Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center created the hospital point of dispensing (HPOD) t...

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...

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In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...

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NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

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Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

February 1st, 2012
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This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

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Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

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Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

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South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

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Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis...

February 1st, 2012
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Preventing health care-associated infections is a critical step in reducing morbidity and mortali...

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In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...

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St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

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Stony Brook University Medical Center joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement critical ca...

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With hand hygiene compliance at 37.3 percent, Syosset Hospital implemented a comprehensive approa...

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A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

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Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

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Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

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St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

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Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...

February 1st, 2012
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Overcrowding and bottlenecks with patient flow plague hospitals and emergency rooms across the co...

February 1st, 2012
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

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In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

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Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

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An unprecedented cluster of infant falls from post-cesarean section mothers' arms sparked the mat...

February 1st, 2012
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As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

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In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...

February 1st, 2012
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Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

February 1st, 2012
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