This project explains how a multisite, outpatient breast cancer and lymphedema rehabilitation pro...

September 16th, 2016
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The organization used Lean Six Sigma process techniques to identify and support improved efficien...

September 16th, 2016
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

October 6th, 2015
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The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

June 16th, 2015
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The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

June 16th, 2015
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

June 10th, 2015
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July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

June 8th, 2015
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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

June 3rd, 2015
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To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

June 2nd, 2015
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The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

April 11th, 2015
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up ...

November 17th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

June 1st, 2014
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The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...

March 26th, 2013
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Fairfield Memorial Hospital identified the need to improve the patient experience in the emergenc...

June 1st, 2012
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