Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois ...

Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...

This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries

The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...

Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...

Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois H...

The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

In December 2008, the hospital spotlighted national Hospital Quality Measures performance and fou...

Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...

Antibiotic stewardship was implemented in 2011 and focuses on five "D's": Drug, De-escalation of ...

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

Maternal cardiac arrest is rare but often fatal. Obstetricians and perinatal nurses are often fir...

The goal was to reduce the delay in patient care by reducing patient wait times, both from reques...

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

The medical center consistently missed internal quality targets, with a mean HAPU rate for 2007-2...