This AHA webinar engaged participants in a discussion related to global budgets – one of the nine...

November 1st, 2017
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Montefiore Medical Center’s goal was to increase access and supply of healthy food and beverage o...

October 3rd, 2017
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The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

September 16th, 2016
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The blood bank relocated to a new hospital facility while the labor and delivery (L&D) unit remai...

September 16th, 2016
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“Every staff member counts” and “every patient counts.” With this mantra, AllianceHealth Pryor in...

August 22nd, 2016
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Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

March 28th, 2016
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital reviewed rates of third and fourth degree obstetrical trauma (Patient S...

February 29th, 2016
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MOU—Mobile Observation Unit—provides home-based urgent care for patients experiencing at-risk med...

February 29th, 2016
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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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The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

September 14th, 2015

Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...

June 16th, 2015
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

June 16th, 2015
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Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...

June 16th, 2015
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Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient func...

June 9th, 2015
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National attention to the issue of antibiotic stewardship is increasing. Drug-resistant bacteria ...

June 8th, 2015
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“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

April 13th, 2015
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Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

April 3rd, 2015
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Recognizing the need for diversity management, Sparrow Heatlh System in Lansing, Mich., hired a d...

December 1st, 2014
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Albany Medical Center developed the Child Advocacy Resident Education program that aims to improv...

November 3rd, 2014
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The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...

July 17th, 2013
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Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

May 13th, 2013
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Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...

March 1st, 2013
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This how-to guide describes the essentials elements of preventing obstetrical adverse events, inc...

November 9th, 2012
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The mobile app from HPOE will ensure you receive up-to-date alerts when new HPOE guides are relea...

November 2nd, 2012
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The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE...

October 18th, 2012
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There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...

September 7th, 2012
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A recent study of 39 children's hospitals revealed 16 organizations have antimicrobial stewardshi...

August 1st, 2012
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Fully two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. One-third of American children are overwei...

June 5th, 2012
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Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

June 1st, 2012
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The use of "triggers" or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring th...

February 22nd, 2012
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NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

February 1st, 2012
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This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

February 1st, 2012
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Go to kp.org with your smartphone, or download the free Kaiser Permanente app at Android Market t...

January 1st, 2012
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A Pittsburgh-based wellness program enlists entire communities to promote wellness for children.

November 2nd, 2011
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One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

November 1st, 2011
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Labor and delivery departments are busy places. At New York-Presbyterian, providing appropriate b...

May 9th, 2011
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For expectant mothers at risk for childbirth complications, the OB assist team at Abington (Pa.) ...

June 14th, 2010
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The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...

August 1st, 2009
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