Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

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

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...

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

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

Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

The 2012 AHA Committee on Performance Improvement focused on advanced illness management. Well-de...

The 2012 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality award winners and finalists are highlighted in this webin...

Barriers and Strategies for Overcoming Them To identify the barriers to implementation and the s...

Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...

Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promotin...

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

Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

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

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

A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

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

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

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

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

This certified CME/CE activity addresses professional practice gaps in the optimal care of chroni...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Steering Committee for the Prevention of H...

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

The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...