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The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...
Falls prevention continues to be a focus on all patient units and is a priority for safe care thr...
Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...
The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...
The C. diff collaborative is an ongoing initiative that was developed to improve the early identi...
Erie County Medical Center's "boots on the floor" initiative began by hiring five full-time patie...
The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...
Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...
This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...
Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...
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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Outcomes Improvements, 30-Day Readmissions and Morta...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...
The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...
Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...
After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
This blog post is from H&HN, the journal of the American Hospital Association and was written by ...
The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...
The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...
The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...
SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works close...
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...
St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...
A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...
Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...
Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...
HPOE and Leavitt Partners worked in collaboration to detail how accountable care organizations (A...
In addition to identifying priority health needs and aligning partners and resources to address c...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...
A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...
This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...
The transformation of health care is occurring at a rapid pace causing an increase in the need to...
Working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this infographic summarizes the findings of a re...
The Human Services Alliance of Beaufort County is one of the oldest coalitions for health improve...
In 2006 the Board of Trustees of Greenville Health System (GHS) committed to develop a workforce ...
Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...
Hospital Menonita de Cayey, a 208-bed facility in Cayey, Puerto Rico, used best practices and pee...
Truven Health Analytics discusses key areas of focus for hospitals and care systems that want to ...
Baystate Health, based in Springfield, Mass., has two formal mentorship programs available to its...
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management's Summer Enrichment Program matches and places m...
The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...
The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...
INTEGRIS Health is the largest Oklahoma-owned health care corporation. Its facilities cover the c...
The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...
Engaging patients and families in health care can help hospitals achieve the Triple Aim: better c...
Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...
The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...
Health care organizations are in varying stages of clinical and financial integration as they pur...
Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communitie...
Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...
There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...
The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...
Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...
The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released...
The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a...
Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...
Womansplace Crisis Center is committed to working toward the elimination of violence against wome...
Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...
This article discusses opportunities for health care providers to leverage Affordable Care Act re...
Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...
Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...
As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...
Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...