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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
As the United States becomes increasingly diverse and as individuals choose to be more acculturat...
After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...
The driving principle behind the outpatient service excellence journey is excellent customer serv...
A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...
After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...
The hospital joined the On the CUSP: Stop BSI collaborative offered by IHA. The focus was on CLA...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections continued to occur in the adult ICU despite the im...
In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce ...
A hospital study was conducted to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of UV light as a ge...
The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...
Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...
Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...
The purpose of the project was to improve the recognition and early goal directed treatment of pa...
The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...
Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...
The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...
The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
A team was created to ensure that all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, language, disabilit...
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...
An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...
The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...
Development of a Norwood Clinic allowed the quality improvement team to create goals to decrease ...
Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...
The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...
What is it? The RXAssistance Patient Assistance Program initiative began in 2005 as a collaborati...
The program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot progra...
Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, ...
Healthy Woman is a community that empowers women with the confidence to make informed health care...
The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dis...
St. John?s Institute for Cognitive Health and the University of Utah Center for Alzheimer?s Care,...
In 2007, Cheyenne Regional lent its name, planning/advocacy staff, and financial resources to par...
he camp, a collaboration with Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the University of Wyoming C...
Southcentral FoundationAnchorage, AK150 beds A nonprofit health care organization owned by the A...
Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareMemphis, TN1,321 Beds The Congregational Health Network is a part...
Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...
Kaiser PermanenteOakland, CAKaiser Permanente is a health care provider and nonprofit health plan...
Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...
Bellin Health SystemGreen Bay, WI Bellin Health System is a nonprofit integrated health care del...
Sentara HealthcareNorfolk, VA Sentara Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system headquartered...
Saint Elizabeth’s Medical CenterWabasha, MN25 Beds Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, part of Min...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...
Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...
Informed Medical Decisions FoundationBoston, MAThe Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, founded...
Emory HealthcareAtlanta, GA Emory Healthcare, a large academic teaching system, deployed a patie...
Atlantic Health SystemNew Jersey1,308 Beds Atlantic Health System owns and operates Morristown M...
Geisinger Health SystemDanville, PA545 Beds Geisinger Health System is an integrated health serv...
Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...
Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a...