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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...
Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...
The project includes a hard stop chain of command. When scheduling an induction or C-section, the...
The medical center has made significant progress in improving physician-patient communication thr...
The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...
Reducing inpatient length of stay has a strong impact on value and organizational performance, an...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and morta...
The clinic throughput time was viewed as excessive and lacked standardized best practices. A new ...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Hig...
Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...
Senior leadership at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System assembled an improvement team to use...
The blood bank relocated to a new hospital facility while the labor and delivery (L&D) unit remai...
Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...
The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital recently develope...
Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program...
In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...
An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patie...