Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

September 16th, 2016
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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

September 16th, 2016
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A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

September 16th, 2016
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Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...

September 16th, 2016
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The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

September 14th, 2015
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This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

July 6th, 2015
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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

July 1st, 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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Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

March 31st, 2015
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There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

April 16th, 2014
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The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...

April 7th, 2014
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Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...

December 9th, 2013
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Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

November 4th, 2013
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As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...

October 25th, 2013
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In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

August 5th, 2013
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Building a culture of quality and safety in hospitals requires accomplished and courageous health...

October 22nd, 2012
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Hospitals are on a never-ending journey of quality improvement—employing new technologies and tec...

October 1st, 2012
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The IHI Improvement Capability Self‐Assessment Tool is designed to assist organizations in asse...

September 26th, 2012
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After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

June 1st, 2012
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A Lean project to address why physicians were not receiving lab results in a timely manner was im...

June 1st, 2012
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This Lean project focused on improving processes in central sterile processing. All processes for...

June 1st, 2012
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The OSF cardiac service line implemented a STEMI Improvement project to identify obstacles that c...

June 1st, 2012
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The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

June 1st, 2012
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At the 7th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium in Chicago this fall, Kathi Patterson,...

December 20th, 2010
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This guide communicates the idea that workforce and human resource practices can positively impac...

June 1st, 2010
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Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the health care field and the general public wit...

October 1st, 2009
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The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...

July 1st, 2009
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Regional Health Improvement Collaborative provides a neutral, trusted mechanism through which all...

January 1st, 2009
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