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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

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In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...

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Interest in cross-cultural communication in health care has increased in recent years as provider...

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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

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The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

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Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...

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The Joint Academy is a multidisciplinary team approach that begins in the community with orthoped...

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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

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In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

February 1st, 2012
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Stony Brook University Medical Center joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement critical ca...

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