Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

Although Maryland enjoys the third highest median income in the United States, the state suffers ...

Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

A Lean project to address why physicians were not receiving lab results in a timely manner was im...

This Lean project focused on improving processes in central sterile processing. All processes for...

At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

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

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

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

Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

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...

Overcrowding and bottlenecks with patient flow plague hospitals and emergency rooms across the co...

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/...

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

Evidence-based practice is an essential requirement of professional health care providers. Rural ...

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

San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo, CA307 Beds The Problem San Mateo Medical Center has collecte...

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

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

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

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

Commonwealth Care Alliance Boston, MA The Problem Commonwealth Care Alliance, which functions bo...

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

Summa Health SystemAkron, OH461 Beds The Problem Summa Health System serves a five county region...

The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...

The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...

The Problem According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...

The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

The Problem According to a study published online by Health Affairs on January 15, 2008, the med...

The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...

The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...

The Problem The results of blood tests are crucial to physician decision making. At St. Luke's, ...

The Problem The women and infants department's lean journey began in early 2006 when a local hos...

The Problem Nurses have always stuggled with balancing time between their workloads. Employee sa...

The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...

The Problem In 2007, the Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality partnered with the Michi...

The Problem The infection rate in the NICU at Charleston Area Medical Center was 18 percent in 2...

The Problem OSF St. Mary Medical Center, in collaboration with the OSF system-wide Patient Safet...

The Problem Ventilator associated pneumonia are infections that occur in ventilator tubes and ac...

Mercy has participated in developing a network of health care providers and community agencies to...

The Lourdes Center for Public Health works collaboratively with academic and community partners t...

Mercy Health Partners  and Saint Mary's Health Care will be participating in the Improving Langua...

St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has taken a lead role in creating the Hope Dis...