The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

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Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

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According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

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This project addresses the health care system's strategic initiative to ensure interdisciplinary ...

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The hospital identified an opportunity to improve its discharge planning process to allow more ti...

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Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

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After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...

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Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

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Restraint documentation was a challenge at the hospital for multiple reasons, including the imple...

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In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

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Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

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While the implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ venous thromboembolism ...

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The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

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Concurrent review of three core measure sets has ensured appropriate and timely patient care. The...

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Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failu...

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This project explains how a multisite, outpatient breast cancer and lymphedema rehabilitation pro...

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Staff at this community-based rural hospital in northwest Illinois that treats more than 18,000 e...

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Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...

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This project was based on a multidisciplinary approach that focused on the admission process for ...

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The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

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