IHA case studies
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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...
An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...
A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...
The goal of this program was to reduce the number of Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infe...
Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...
After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...
Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...
The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
A central line-associated blood stream infection rate of 1.5 infections per 1,000 patient days wa...
Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...
Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...
A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...
Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...
