Adirondack Health is working with multiple sectors of the community, such as the Franklin County ...

October 26th, 2016
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Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

September 16th, 2016
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At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...

September 16th, 2016
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This project addresses the health care system's strategic initiative to ensure interdisciplinary ...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital identified an opportunity to improve its discharge planning process to allow more ti...

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Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

September 16th, 2016
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In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

September 16th, 2016
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The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

September 16th, 2016
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Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

September 16th, 2016
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The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

September 16th, 2016
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Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failu...

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The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...

September 16th, 2016
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Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...

September 16th, 2016
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The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

September 16th, 2016
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Limited provider appointment availability in the clinic was causing delays for patients seeking c...

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The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

September 16th, 2016
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Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

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Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...

September 16th, 2016
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The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

September 16th, 2016
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The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...

September 16th, 2016
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In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

September 16th, 2016
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The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

September 16th, 2016
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High rates of hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

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For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

September 16th, 2016
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Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

September 16th, 2016
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This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...

September 16th, 2016
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Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

September 16th, 2016
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Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

September 16th, 2016
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The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to impr...

September 16th, 2016
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This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

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The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patien...

August 19th, 2016
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The Coachella Valley is a region in Southern California with an incredibly high rate of HIV. Base...

June 16th, 2016
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An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patie...

April 22nd, 2016
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Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center ...

April 22nd, 2016
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Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...

February 29th, 2016
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For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...

February 29th, 2016
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Mercy Medical Center committed to delivering the highest quality care with the greatest efficienc...

February 29th, 2016
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As part of the efforts to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognize...

February 29th, 2016
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Telemedicine, successfully used in many areas of medicine, has yet to be evaluated during the reh...

February 29th, 2016
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Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Physician’s Organization implem...

February 29th, 2016
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As part of an effort to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognized ...

February 29th, 2016
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Many patients who find themselves in a situation where they are experiencing worsening symptoms o...

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Injectable extended-release formulation of naltrexone marketed as Vivitrol is a recent significan...

February 29th, 2016
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For the past 30 years, the Healthcare for the Homeless Program has addressed the health needs of ...

February 29th, 2016
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The Integrated Care Management Program is a care manager collaborative created to ensure a smooth...

February 29th, 2016
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At Boston Medical Center, a multidisciplinary team developed a strategy to reduce pulmonary compl...

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The Hospital Group focused on reducing the readmission rate on the rehabilitation service unit (R...

February 29th, 2016
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MOU—Mobile Observation Unit—provides home-based urgent care for patients experiencing at-risk med...

February 29th, 2016
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Approximately 28 percent of the hospital's patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) are readm...

February 29th, 2016
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