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

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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

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Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

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

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

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

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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

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Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

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Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...

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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

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A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

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Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

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Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...

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Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 2015
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Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...

October 6th, 2015
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In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...

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Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...

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This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

June 18th, 2015
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