Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Many hospitals feel they have adequately addressed the issue of bloodstream infection prevention ...

Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...

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

Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...

Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...

A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...

Excess days were identified as an area for improvement due to the disparity between hospitals wit...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

Using Plan-Do-Study-Act, this initiative prioritized utilization of spirometry as the standard di...

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...

Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

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

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

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

St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

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