Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

February 2nd, 2017
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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

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This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

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The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

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Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

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Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program...

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In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

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Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Serv...

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

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The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

July 21st, 2015

Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...

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Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...

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St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

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Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

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Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

June 1st, 2013

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

June 1st, 2013

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

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In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

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Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

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Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

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According to the Pew research center,  74 percent of all adults in the United States use the Inte...

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

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Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

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Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

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Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in te...

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For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

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Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

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St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

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Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

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San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo, CA307 Beds The Problem San Mateo Medical Center has collecte...

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

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Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

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Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...

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The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

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The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

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The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...

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The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

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The ProblemMedication reconciliation—comparing a patient's medication orders to all medications t...

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The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

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The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...

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The Problem Norwalk Hospital was an early developer and user of health information technology. I...

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The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...

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The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

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The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...

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