Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

Since 2012, the Aiming for Zero program at Northwell Hospital is continuously working to reduce C...

The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...

Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and morta...

A systematic, repeatable approach was developed to monitor pneumonia patients 30 days following d...

Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...

The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative have relea...

Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustaine...

Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a 79 bed, community hospital serving the residents of eas...

Meritus Health’s replacement hospital, Meritus Medical Center, opened five years ago in Washingto...