Nurses at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health, introduced a Diabetes Education Qui...

June 15th, 2017
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Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

September 16th, 2016
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After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...

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

September 16th, 2016
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The goal was to reduce anesthesia's postoperative evaluation errors to less than 10 percent of al...

September 16th, 2016
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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

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 organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

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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Rates of inpatient medication errors range from 45 to 76 percent, with most errors occurring on-a...

May 16th, 2016
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Norwood Hospital is a full-service, 263-bed community hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. In 2013...

March 14th, 2016
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One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality f...

March 14th, 2016
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A house wide effort was lead this year to teach and embed continuous improvement methodology and ...

February 29th, 2016
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Tufts Medical Center made a decision to create its own quality improvement training for its workf...

February 29th, 2016
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Under the leadership of the Process Improvement (PI) Department, the organization has been drivin...

February 29th, 2016
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TEMPO: Together Everyone Improves Patient Outcomes, an initiative undertaken at Saint Vincent Hos...

February 29th, 2016
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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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This project aimed to reduce the OR turnover time for total joint cases. Baseline data showed it ...

October 6th, 2015
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Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

September 28th, 2015
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