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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
The pediatric team at this hospital recognized the need to improve processes surrounding care of ...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...
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...
In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center’s incidence of early elect...
The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...
...and therefore decrease the hospital’s financial risk as part of health care reform, increase c...
As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...
Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...
The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...
To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...
SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...
Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...
Noting an upward trend in central line-associated blood stream infections, the hospital joined th...
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...
Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...
The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...