The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...

March 27th, 2015
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Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...

March 23rd, 2015

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

March 12th, 2015
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The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

March 9th, 2015

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

March 8th, 2015
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With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, decisions made at the state level pla...

February 27th, 2015
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The AHA/HRET HEN project ended in December 2014, but quality improvement work continues at hospit...

February 9th, 2015
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The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development recently released the report Bridging ...

January 27th, 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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This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...

December 3rd, 2014
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

November 24th, 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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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

October 30th, 2014
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Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

October 20th, 2014
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For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection...

October 13th, 2014
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

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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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 2014
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Hospitals and care systems across the country are engaged in quality improvement efforts to impro...

September 23rd, 2014
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