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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...
Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...
The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...
The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...
Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...
The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...
The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...
Health plans and Medicare are using cost profiles to identify which physicians account for more h...
Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...
This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...
Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...
With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...
Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...
For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...
To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...
In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...
This study used written portfolios to capture reflective learning that trainees described about t...
This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a "natural experiment" t...
The Problem Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant ba...
The content of this best-practices guide, and the process by which it was assembled, are emblemat...
The ProblemUrinary tract infections are the most common infections in hospitals. The majority are...
The Problem Advocate Lutheran General Hospital admits 32 percent of its emergency department pat...
