The organization sought to create a root cause analysis (RCA) structure that endowed greater focu...

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Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

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Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...

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Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

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A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

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In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

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Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

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The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

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Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

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Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

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Carthage Area Hospital is improving patient and employee experiences by providing them with fresh...

August 19th, 2016
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A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

August 15th, 2016
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Effective and sustainable hospital-community partnerships are critical to building a Culture of H...

August 4th, 2016
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As one of only two hospitals in Yuma County, Yuma District Hospital and Clinic (YDHC) can ascerta...

June 16th, 2016
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Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

April 25th, 2016
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When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...

April 11th, 2016
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Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...

April 4th, 2016
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Norwood Hospital is a full-service, 263-bed community hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. In 2013...

March 14th, 2016
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Children’s Hospital Colorado launched a fun, hospital-wide hand hygiene challenge called “Germ Cr...

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The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

February 29th, 2016
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