The Department of Veterans Affairs home-based primary care  began in 1972.  Home-based primary ca...

April 1st, 2015
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2015
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Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer...

February 5th, 2015
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Hospital Menonita de Cayey, a 208-bed facility in Cayey, Puerto Rico, used best practices and pee...

February 5th, 2015
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Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, Ill., created a total knee and hip joint replacement center of excel...

January 5th, 2015
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Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...

December 15th, 2014
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Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...

November 17th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

October 10th, 2014
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Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

October 10th, 2014
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Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...

October 10th, 2014
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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 2014
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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...

July 31st, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...

July 11th, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...

June 1st, 2014
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Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

December 11th, 2013