Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

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

This project was based on a multidisciplinary approach that focused on the admission process for ...

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

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

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

Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...

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

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

The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...

Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...

The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE...

Objective: Rates of venous thromboembolism as high as 58 percent have been reported after trauma,...

This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

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

Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

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...

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

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

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identifie...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...

The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...

The Problem The results of blood tests are crucial to physician decision making. At St. Luke's, ...

The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...