The vascular access team at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta embraced a multidisciplinary approac...

November 9th, 2012
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Many hospitals feel they have adequately addressed the issue of bloodstream infection prevention ...

November 1st, 2012
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The Florida Hospital Association is proud to recognize the 2012 Celebration of Achievement in Qua...

October 30th, 2012
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center has undergone a decade-long cultural transformation to a...

July 19th, 2012
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Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

June 1st, 2012
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This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

June 1st, 2012
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Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

June 1st, 2012
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A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...

June 1st, 2012
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The goal of this program was to reduce the number of Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infe...

June 1st, 2012
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Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

June 1st, 2012
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After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

June 1st, 2012
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Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...

June 1st, 2012
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The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...

June 1st, 2012
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This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

June 1st, 2012
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A central line-associated blood stream infection rate of 1.5 infections per 1,000 patient days wa...

June 1st, 2012
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Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

June 1st, 2012
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Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...

June 1st, 2012
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A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...

June 1st, 2012
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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

June 1st, 2012
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

June 1st, 2012
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