Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

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

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

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

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

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

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

Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...

The goal of this initiative was to improve patient flow, outcomes, and experience, as well as com...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

At Mountainside Residential Care Center's resident council, residents requested an improved dinin...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

North Bronx Healthcare Network devised a process to analyze its departmental risk management data...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

Adventist HealthCareRockville, Maryland1,045 Beds The Problem Adventist HealthCare created the C...

Barnes-Jewish HospitalSt. Louis, MO1,305 Beds The Problem Barnes-Jewish Hospital created the Cen...

University HospitalsCleveland, OH1,032 Beds The Problem To address the changing demographics of ...

The hospital partnered with the Wyoming Department of Health to work to eliminate health disparit...

The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report provides res...

This article assesses the potential impact of P4P on national hospital disparities using a two-me...

Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the owner...

Johns Hopkins Health SystemBaltimore, MD912 Beds  The Problem Hopkins ElderPlus is the Programs ...

Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

AtlantiCareAtlantic City, NJ538 Beds The Problem The Special Care Center is a primary care cente...

Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

This article discusses the socioeconomic factors necessary for health in a community. The author ...

This article discusses preliminary findings from the National Congress of American Indians Policy...

This report discusses the necessity of health information technology to effectively and systemati...