Central line-associated bloodstream infections continued to occur in the adult ICU despite the im...

March 12th, 2013
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In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce ...

March 12th, 2013
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A hospital study was conducted to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of UV light as a ge...

March 12th, 2013
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The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...

March 12th, 2013
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Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

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To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

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After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

March 12th, 2013
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The purpose of the project was to improve the recognition and early goal directed treatment of pa...

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The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

March 12th, 2013
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Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

March 6th, 2013
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The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...

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The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

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In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

March 6th, 2013
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Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

March 6th, 2013
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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

March 6th, 2013
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This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...

March 5th, 2013
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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...

February 11th, 2013
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Written by HRET staff member Cynthia Hedges Greising and AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Fe...

February 7th, 2013
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The 2012 AHA Committee on Performance Improvement focused on advanced illness management. Well-de...

January 23rd, 2013
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Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

January 1st, 2013

Sentara HealthcareNorfolk, VA Sentara Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system headquartered...

January 1st, 2013
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Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders were at a higher risk of po...

January 1st, 2013
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