OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

October 10th, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...

May 13th, 2014
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Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

March 31st, 2013
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Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

March 25th, 2013
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The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...

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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The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE...

October 18th, 2012
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Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

June 1st, 2012
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South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...

February 1st, 2012
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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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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...

February 1st, 2012
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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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Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

February 1st, 2012
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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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The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to red...

January 1st, 2011
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In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...

October 9th, 2009
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