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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...
The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...
Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...
The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...
The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...
Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...
Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...
Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...
Four years ago this hospital had no clinical leadership development program. Physician leaders wi...
Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...
A house wide effort was lead this year to teach and embed continuous improvement methodology and ...
Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...
Tufts Medical Center made a decision to create its own quality improvement training for its workf...
The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...
