Resource Library
Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...
In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...
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...
Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...
A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...
The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...
Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...
Senior leadership at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System assembled an improvement team to use...
This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...
The Hospital Group focused on reducing the readmission rate on the rehabilitation service unit (R...
With the national focus on decreasing hospital-acquired infections, Massachusetts General Hospita...
This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...
Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois ...
This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...
Their project was an effort to reduce DVT/PE incidence. This case study is part of the Illinois H...
July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...
Noting an upward trend in central line-associated blood stream infections, the hospital joined th...
The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...
The project began with a focus on CHF readmissions. As the multidisciplinary team saw decreases i...
Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...
OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...
OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...
Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...
Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...
Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...
The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...
An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...
The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE...
Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...
South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...
Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...
Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...
The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to red...
In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...
