After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...

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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

December 17th, 2015
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

November 23rd, 2015
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Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...

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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

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

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

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The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

March 22nd, 2015
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This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

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

November 24th, 2014
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

October 30th, 2014
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There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

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Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...

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

November 19th, 2013
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Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

November 4th, 2013
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Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

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Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...

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

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

November 27th, 2012
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Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

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

June 1st, 2012
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Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

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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Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

June 1st, 2012
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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

February 1st, 2012
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The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

November 1st, 2011
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