The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

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Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...

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The organization sought to create a root cause analysis (RCA) structure that endowed greater focu...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...

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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

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Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

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The organization used Lean Six Sigma process techniques to identify and support improved efficien...

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Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

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Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

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The organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

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The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

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The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...

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As identified in its 2014 Culture of Safety survey, the hospital’s overall mean score for the sta...

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A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

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In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

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A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

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The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...

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Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

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The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

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The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...

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