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Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...
Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...
This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...
The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...
The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....
Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...
Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...
Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...
The goal of this project was to decrease the utilization rates of indwelling urinary catheters an...
An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...
The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...
Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...
This report indentifies and explains guiding principles to inform the implementation ofCommunity ...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
The implementation of accountable care organizations, a new health care payment and delivery mode...
The Health Disparities Cancer Collaborative implemented six components of the chronic care model ...
The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...
Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...
Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...
In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...
In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...
South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...
Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...
Frequently Asked Questions regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affor...
Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...
As America's hospitals and health systems are transforming care, hospitals are facing challenges ...
This compendium of guides, reports, and toolkits provides a wealth of actionable resources to hel...
A key ingredient for success under health care reform will be the ability to utilize health infor...
