Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...

December 14th, 2015

In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health p...

December 4th, 2015
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Join more than 900 hospitals and health systems and 30 state and metropolitan hospital associatio...

November 30th, 2015
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The largest drivers of disease in populations are unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, unhealthy...

November 12th, 2015
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Since 2007, The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Psychiatry Residency program has help...

November 10th, 2015
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Hospitals strive to achieve the Triple Aim. This collection of case studies features three exampl...

October 28th, 2015
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Baseball managers tinker with team lineups to improve results on the field, and hospitals can do ...

October 12th, 2015
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Evidence-based guidelines now support restrictive red blood cell transfusion practices to enhance...

October 6th, 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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Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...

October 6th, 2015
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Patients discharged to home waited an average of 3.5 hours to complete all of the necessary steps...

October 6th, 2015
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The project improved the pharmacy to hospital floor Rx process to decrease returns, optimize auto...

October 6th, 2015
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Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

October 6th, 2015
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Failure to rescue is the failure to recognize or act upon the patient's decline in condition resu...

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

October 6th, 2015
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Hospital readmissions are costly for both patients and facilities. At the time of discharge, pati...

October 6th, 2015
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A unique telemedicine consultation between a rural hospital and skilled rehabilitation/nursing fa...

October 5th, 2015
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The goal of this project was to decrease the utilization rates of indwelling urinary catheters an...

September 14th, 2015
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An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

September 14th, 2015
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The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...

September 14th, 2015
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