Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

September 16th, 2016
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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

September 16th, 2016
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Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...

September 16th, 2016
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

September 16th, 2016
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Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

September 16th, 2016
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Four years ago this hospital had no clinical leadership development program. Physician leaders wi...

February 29th, 2016
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Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...

February 29th, 2016
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A house wide effort was lead this year to teach and embed continuous improvement methodology and ...

February 29th, 2016
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Tufts Medical Center made a decision to create its own quality improvement training for its workf...

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The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...

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The ICMP Program is a Care Manager collaborative created to ensure the transition of patient care...

February 29th, 2016
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At Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a small group of challenging patients account for a disproportio...

February 29th, 2016
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Under the leadership of the Process Improvement (PI) Department, the organization has been drivin...

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North Shore Medical Center is dedicated to safely transitioning all emergency department patients...

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that diagnostic care for patients who were referred within the...

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Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Physician’s Organization implem...

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To meet a high demand for Chinese interpreters, the Tufts Medical Center Interpreter Services wor...

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CDMHC’s innovative programs divert hundreds of patients from the hospitals and emergency departme...

November 10th, 2015
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After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

June 10th, 2015
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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

May 29th, 2015
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Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

May 6th, 2013
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The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...

March 26th, 2013
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As part of Franciscan St. James Health's commitment to improve the surgery processes, the hospita...

June 1st, 2012
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AIM focuses care on people with advanced illness, which often involves more than one chronic diag...

January 1st, 2012
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Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

January 1st, 2012
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The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

October 9th, 2011
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