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An NQF endorsement reflects rigorous scientific and evidence-based review, input from patients an...
This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...
Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's econo...
Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...
The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...
The medical standard for timely angioplasty was 90 minutes door to balloon. The average for Lehi...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed ...
Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital has used everything from screen saver reminders to notes from th...
The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...
The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...
Reducing preventable harm by half is a lofty goal for any hospital, let alone a large, integrated...
Presented by Eric A. Coleman, MD, this webinar addressed proposed changes in how hospitals are r...
An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...
Due to the size and breadth of their organizations, multi-hospital health system leaders have a s...
When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...
In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...
The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...
The Problem The average ED length of stay was 413 minutes (6 hours, 53 minutes). Fourteen percen...
The Problem ThedaCare selected its radiation oncology (rad-onc) department to kick off a systemw...
The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...
The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...
The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...
The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...
Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the health care field and the general public wit...
As a result of care coordination activities with Medicare patients, the opportunity to improve pa...
The Problem According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...
At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...
The Problem Advocate Christ Medical Center's space in the admittance bay area and resource usage...
The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...
The Problem In a 2008 medical staff satisfaction survey, 93 percent of Advocate Good Shepherd ph...
The Problem Emergency departments across the nation are being stretched as more Americans rely o...
The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...
The Problem Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant ba...
The Problem Wait times in the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation center were unacceptable; some ...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...
The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...
The content of this best-practices guide, and the process by which it was assembled, are emblemat...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
The Problem Good Samaritan's LWBS rate (2.1 percent) is close to the national average (2.0 perce...
The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...
The Problem Hazleton General Hospital is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered,...
Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...
Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...
The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...
The Problem Inapproprate inductions of labor, defined as elective iductions less than 39 weeks g...
The Problem According to a study published online by Health Affairs on January 15, 2008, the med...
The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...
The Problem MRSA accounts for more than 18,000 deaths annually nationwide, according to the CDC....
The ProblemUrinary tract infections are the most common infections in hospitals. The majority are...
The ProblemMajor abdominal surgery, such as elective colon surgery or major hernia repair, is hig...
The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...
The Problem The Pitt Country Memorial Hospital leadership team decided to reduce surgical compli...
The long-term care provider decided to tackle C. diff infections. Illness from C. diff commonly a...
The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...
The Problem Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a leading cause of death among all hospitalacquir...
The Problem St. Francis struggled getting non-emergent patients from the door to an ED bed in a ...
The Problem The results of blood tests are crucial to physician decision making. At St. Luke's, ...
The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...
The Problem Advocate Lutheran General Hospital admits 32 percent of its emergency department pat...
The Problem In 2007, all 19 regional perinatal programs in New York began looking at the reducti...
The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...
The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...
The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...
The Problem Falls can occur at any time during the hospitalization, resulting in complications s...
The Problem Hand hygiene is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in ...
The Problem In 2007, the Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality partnered with the Michi...
The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...
The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...
The Problem With mechanical ventilation being a large part of care for critical patients, teh ne...
The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...
The Problem The infection rate in the NICU at Charleston Area Medical Center was 18 percent in 2...
The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...
The Problem After examining hospital data to pinpoint opportunities to improve, Gundersen Luther...
The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...
The Problem Falls are a serious problem for older people, composing the largest single category ...
The Problem Norwalk Hospital was an early developer and user of health information technology. I...
The Problem Nearly one million people develop pressure ulcers each year, and 60,000 U.S. hospita...
The Problem OSF St. Mary Medical Center, in collaboration with the OSF system-wide Patient Safet...
The Problem Ventilator associated pneumonia are infections that occur in ventilator tubes and ac...
The Problem Carolina Medical Center-Mercy worked on patient throughput in its ED, while developi...
Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve...
This article discusses the role of information technology to achieve population health goals.
In order to significantly impact the patients with HF and reduce their readmission rates at Prove...
With the goal of improving patient care while cutting waste and cost, a team of employees met to ...
In 2004, officials at Miller Electric, a division of Illinois-based Illinois Tool Works, knew the...
