Case Studies

MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Concord Hospital Leverages CPOE to Improve Diabetes Care Processes

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

May 6th, 2013
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Walking the Walk: A Progressive Mobility Protocol in a Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit Improves Patient Perception and Results in Lower Costs Through Decreased Ventilator Hours and Length of Stay

Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care un...

March 13th, 2013
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One Step at a Time: Addressing Hypoglycemia Adverse Drug Events by Improving Insulin Management Through Rapid Cycle Improvement and Spread Process

After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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The Red Box Strategy: An Innovative Method to Improve Isolation Precaution Compliance and Reduce Costs

The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...

March 12th, 2013
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Achieving the Triple Aim: Leveraging and Learning from Top Performers to Accelerate Improvements

Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

June 1st, 2012
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Focus on SCIP (Surgery Care Improvement Project)

As part of Franciscan St. James Health's commitment to improve the surgery processes, the hospita...

June 1st, 2012
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Decreasing Health Care-Acquired Conditions: A Community Hospital's Use of Process Improvement to Decrease CLASBIs

After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

June 1st, 2012
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