Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

“Small changes can make a big difference.” So say health care professionals working to prevent ad...

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

Doctors Hospital of Manteca/Tenet HealthcareManteca, CABeds: 73 The ProblemRealizing high-alert ...

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

To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

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

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

The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and im...

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

Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...

Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

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

Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

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

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

In an effort to provide hospitals and health systems nationwide with guidance, Premier developed ...

Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

An analysis of the current market

Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...

As a result of care coordination activities with Medicare patients, the opportunity to improve pa...

The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...

The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...

The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...

The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...