Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

In 2008, Albany Medical Center was one of 18 regional referral neonatal intensive care units to a...

Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...

In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...

NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

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

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis...

Preventing health care-associated infections is a critical step in reducing morbidity and mortali...

In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...

St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

Stony Brook University Medical Center joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement critical ca...

With hand hygiene compliance at 37.3 percent, Syosset Hospital implemented a comprehensive approa...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

An unprecedented cluster of infant falls from post-cesarean section mothers' arms sparked the mat...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

This study used written portfolios to capture reflective learning that trainees described about t...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

The Minnesota Hospital Association's SAFE SKIN program provides hospital leaders with resources o...