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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...
July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...
The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...
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...
A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...
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...
A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic co...
Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...
Cox Health System's (Springfield, Mo.) medical leadership created a list of medical indications t...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
This facility's coronary artery stents per admission rate was consistently higher than the nation...
