In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center’s incidence of early elect...

June 8th, 2015
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The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

June 8th, 2015
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...and therefore decrease the hospital’s financial risk as part of health care reform, increase c...

June 8th, 2015
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A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...

June 8th, 2015
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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

June 3rd, 2015
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The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

June 3rd, 2015
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CVS Health will colaborate to put lifesaving...

June 3rd, 2015
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To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

June 2nd, 2015
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Noting an upward trend in central line-associated blood stream infections, the hospital joined th...

June 1st, 2015
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Human resources and the nursing leadership team worked together using a PDCA for rapid cycle impr...

May 31st, 2015
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A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

May 28th, 2015
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The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

May 27th, 2015
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Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...

May 18th, 2015
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In addition to identifying priority health needs and aligning partners and resources to address c...

May 6th, 2015
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In January 2011, utilizing the hospital’s system-wide electronic medical records, a family medici...

May 5th, 2015
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Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

April 21st, 2015
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Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

April 16th, 2015
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The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...

April 14th, 2015
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With the rapid pace of health care transformation hospitals are looking at ways to redefine the "...

April 13th, 2015
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