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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...
Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...
With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...
At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...
The Problem Advocate Christ Medical Center's space in the admittance bay area and resource usage...
The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...
The Problem In a 2008 medical staff satisfaction survey, 93 percent of Advocate Good Shepherd ph...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
The Problem Good Samaritan's LWBS rate (2.1 percent) is close to the national average (2.0 perce...
The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...
The Problem According to a study published online by Health Affairs on January 15, 2008, the med...
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...
The Problem Advocate Lutheran General Hospital admits 32 percent of its emergency department pat...
The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...
The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...
The Problem Carolina Medical Center-Mercy worked on patient throughput in its ED, while developi...
