The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

September 16th, 2016
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The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...

September 16th, 2016
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A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

September 16th, 2016
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Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

September 16th, 2016
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A key component to making patient care safer is to track your data and progress towards improveme...

April 22nd, 2016
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The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...

January 4th, 2016
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

October 6th, 2015
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The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

July 1st, 2015
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Maternal cardiac arrest is rare but often fatal. Obstetricians and perinatal nurses are often fir...

June 16th, 2015
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Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

February 20th, 2015

Although rare and difficult to study, wrong-site surgery is a serious risk recognized by health c...

August 29th, 2014
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Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...

March 1st, 2013
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

June 1st, 2012
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Early elective deliveries have been proven to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes post d...

February 1st, 2012
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This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...

October 1st, 2011
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The model described in this white paper represents IHI's best current assessment of the component...

January 1st, 2005
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