Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

Customer satisfaction performance is a hospital strategic goal. Marianjoy's inpatient satisfactio...

The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...

With nearly half of all emergency departments operating at or above capacity and the majority of ...

An annual list of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.

For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...

This webinar highlighted the necessity to eliminate elective early term deliveries due to its imp...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-...

The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

An Evidence-informed Case Rate is a budget for a comprehensive episode of medical care within a d...

This online executive dialogue explores CPOE implementation. Expert CIOs and CMIOs share their ex...

Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...

An interactive map showing quality initiatives by state

The patient safety portal includes links to valuable tools and resources.

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The use of "triggers" or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring th...

According to a recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey, 41 percent of...

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

Good Samaritan Hospital's Clinical Transformation Team guided the formation of a Ventilator-Assoc...

Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

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

The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

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

Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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

The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

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

For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

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

As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...