IHA case studies

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May 11th, 2017
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VTE Prevention Process Improvement Project

After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...

September 16th, 2016
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A Process Improvement Project Decreases Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Room

The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

June 8th, 2015
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Achieving the Triple Aim: Leveraging and Learning from Top Performers to Accelerate Improvements-1

SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

June 1st, 2015
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Improvement in Patient Safety and Quality of Inpatient Care Through Appropriate Blood Product Management

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

March 22nd, 2015
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Eliminating Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) System-Wide: Expanding Quality Improvement Practices Beyond Critical Care Units

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

March 12th, 2015
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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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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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