The disease management process at Bassett Medical Center was positively impacted after the hospit...

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

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Erie County Medical Center's "boots on the floor" initiative began by hiring five full-time patie...

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

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For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...

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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

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In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

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Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

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In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

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

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Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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

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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

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

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Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

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

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Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

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