Broadens view of care delivery from hospital-based practice to the entire bundle episode (30-days...

October 6th, 2015
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The goal of this project was to decrease the utilization rates of indwelling urinary catheters an...

September 14th, 2015
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The link between excessive work hours and adverse errors is inseparable. This project investigate...

September 14th, 2015
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An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

September 14th, 2015
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Falls prevention continues to be a focus on all patient units and is a priority for safe care thr...

September 14th, 2015
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The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

September 14th, 2015
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The C. diff collaborative is an ongoing initiative that was developed to improve the early identi...

September 14th, 2015
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The goal of this project was to reduce the number of injection errors occurring at the hospital's...

September 14th, 2015
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Their journey to eliminate falls with injury started last year, working towards a safety culture ...

June 18th, 2015
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Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

June 18th, 2015
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Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Outcomes Improvements, 30-Day Readmissions and Morta...

June 18th, 2015
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is the second most commonly reported hospital-associa...

June 18th, 2015
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections continue to be associated with high costs and mort...

June 18th, 2015
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Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...

June 17th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries This case study is part of the Illinois Hospital Associ...

June 17th, 2015
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The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...

June 17th, 2015
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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

June 17th, 2015
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The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...

June 17th, 2015
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Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois ...

June 17th, 2015
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