IHA case studies
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In January 2011, utilizing the hospital’s system-wide electronic medical records, a family medici...
The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...
The project began with a focus on CHF readmissions. As the multidisciplinary team saw decreases i...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, Ill., created a total knee and hip joint replacement center of excel...
Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...
OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...
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...
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...
Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...
Only 20 percent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...
Only 20 percent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...
During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...