Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

Human resources and the nursing leadership team worked together using a PDCA for rapid cycle impr...

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...

Baxter Regional Medical Center, a 268-bed facility in Mountain Home, Arkansas, used best practice...

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

Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed facility in Los Alamitos, California, used best practices ...

Midstate Medical Center, a 134-bed facility in Meriden, Connecticut, committed to reducing harm a...

NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...

Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...

Sanford Mayville Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Mayville, North Dakota, use...

St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...

Yuma Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed facility in Yuma, Arizona, used best practices and peer-t...

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

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

Using FOCUS-PDCA, the hospital identified an opportunity to decrease the 30 day readmission rate ...

Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

The traditional behavioral health access model of calling for an appointment which is subsequentl...

Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

Saint Elizabeth’s Medical CenterWabasha, MN25 Beds Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, part of Min...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...

In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...

San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo, CA307 Beds The Problem San Mateo Medical Center has collecte...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...

The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...

At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...