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Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

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The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...

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

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A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...

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

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

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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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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

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Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...

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Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

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The country’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improveme...

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Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

February 20th, 2015

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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

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This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...

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There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

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St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

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