Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...

Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

The following information is a guide of infection prevention recommendations for outpatient (ambu...

The goal of this program was to reduce the number of Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infe...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis...

Preventing health care-associated infections is a critical step in reducing morbidity and mortali...

In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...

Among the health promotion and cost-control strategies included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ...

Falls prevention monitoring led to a closer look at Mercy Medical Center's acute inpatient rehabi...

This report outlines promising provisions in the Affordable Care Act to achieve improved health a...

2011 Guidelines

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...