Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

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Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Outcomes Improvements, 30-Day Readmissions and Morta...

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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is the second most commonly reported hospital-associa...

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Central line-associated bloodstream infections continue to be associated with high costs and mort...

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Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...

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This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

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GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries This case study is part of the Illinois Hospital Associ...

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The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...

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Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

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The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...

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Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois ...

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Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...

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This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

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GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries

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The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...

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Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

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The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...

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Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois H...

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The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

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In December 2008, the hospital spotlighted national Hospital Quality Measures performance and fou...

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Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...

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Antibiotic stewardship was implemented in 2011 and focuses on five "D's": Drug, De-escalation of ...

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

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Maternal cardiac arrest is rare but often fatal. Obstetricians and perinatal nurses are often fir...

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The goal was to reduce the delay in patient care by reducing patient wait times, both from reques...

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Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

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The medical center consistently missed internal quality targets, with a mean HAPU rate for 2007-2...

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The pediatric team at this hospital recognized the need to improve processes surrounding care of ...

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The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

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Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...

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After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

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This project was designed to improve the total health care for patients of a community mental hea...

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HPOE has teamed up with the Illinois Hospital Association to highlight its yearly quality awards....

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Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...

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Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient func...

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This toolkit has tips on  Selecting Patients and Families to Serve as Advisors Preparation fo...

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This blog post is from H&HN, the journal of the American Hospital Association and was written by ...

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The Wisconsin Quality of Life Index is a multidimensional model for measuring patients’ quality o...

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In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...

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A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...

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The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

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July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

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The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

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In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center’s incidence of early elect...

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The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

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...and therefore decrease the hospital’s financial risk as part of health care reform, increase c...

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The Respiratory Protection Webkit includes a 10-module Respiratory Protection Course and accompan...

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The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

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A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...

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When River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y., identified an unmet mental health need for active duty...

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National attention to the issue of antibiotic stewardship is increasing. Drug-resistant bacteria ...

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As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

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The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

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There are opportunities around the country for dramatic innovation in the way health systems tran...

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The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

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The CDC features a new website featuring prevention training, tools and tips for prevention pract...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CVS Health will colaborate to put lifesaving...

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To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

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May 31 - June 6, 2015, is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health...

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SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

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Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

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Noting an upward trend in central line-associated blood stream infections, the hospital joined th...

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The Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works close...

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Human resources and the nursing leadership team worked together using a PDCA for rapid cycle impr...

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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

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St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...

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A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

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The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

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Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...

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Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...

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Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...

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HPOE and Leavitt Partners worked in collaboration to detail how accountable care organizations (A...

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At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...

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This article highlights what hospitals are doing to improve access to behavioral health services....

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This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...

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In addition to identifying priority health needs and aligning partners and resources to address c...

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In January 2011, utilizing the hospital’s system-wide electronic medical records, a family medici...

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Scorecards aren’t just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track...

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Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eas...

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n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officia...

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United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, N.Y., focused on patients with congestive heart failure,...

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South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic co...

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Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

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Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...

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Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

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Cox Health System's (Springfield, Mo.) medical leadership created a list of medical indications t...

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Project Brotherhood is dedicated to helping Greater New Haven-area men make the healthy lifestyle...

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Engaging Leadership and Governance in Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives Ensuring safe, high...

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The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...

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With the rapid pace of health care transformation hospitals are looking at ways to redefine the "...

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