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

February 1st, 2012
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For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...

February 1st, 2012
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This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

February 1st, 2012
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In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

February 1st, 2012
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In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

February 1st, 2012
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NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

February 1st, 2012
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

February 1st, 2012
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Implementing quality improvement projects can improve patient safety and reduce inefficiency. But...

January 23rd, 2012
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Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improv...

November 29th, 2011
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Integrating the electronic health record to improve the overall care and health of the communitie...

November 14th, 2011
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Careful planning and multidisciplinary teamwork were keys for Bethesda Hospital, a 140-bed long-t...

November 7th, 2011
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Oregon's community hospitals are committed to working together to produce high-quality patient ca...

November 1st, 2011
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Ascension Health has some lofty goals: cut serious safety events by 40 percent by 2014. This come...

October 19th, 2011
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The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

October 18th, 2011
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A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
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Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

October 1st, 2011
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The business adage "what gets measured gets managed" applies in health care. Two projects focus o...

October 1st, 2011
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Overcoming transition challenges requires tenacity and teamwork. During a time of transition befo...

September 12th, 2011
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Just three years ago, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center faced falling quality indicators, staff ...

August 29th, 2011