Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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...

Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...

This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...

Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eas...

Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

With the rapid pace of health care transformation hospitals are looking at ways to redefine the "...

“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...

Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, decisions made at the state level pla...

The AHA/HRET HEN project ended in December 2014, but quality improvement work continues at hospit...

The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development recently released the report Bridging ...

Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, Ill., created a total knee and hip joint replacement center of excel...

This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection...

Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

Hospitals and care systems across the country are engaged in quality improvement efforts to impro...

Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...

In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...

With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

The nation’s health care delivery system is in the midst of a transition from a fee-for-service a...

The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...

Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...

The hospital applied for the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center. In order...

Small tests of change can give hospitals momentum and show early progress in improvement projects...

The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...