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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...
The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...
The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...
Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois ...
Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...
This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...
During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries
The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...
Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...
The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...
The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...
Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois H...
The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...
In December 2008, the hospital spotlighted national Hospital Quality Measures performance and fou...
Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...
Antibiotic stewardship was implemented in 2011 and focuses on five "D's": Drug, De-escalation of ...
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...
Maternal cardiac arrest is rare but often fatal. Obstetricians and perinatal nurses are often fir...