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

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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

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Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

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

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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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