In 2015, the geriatric and palliative care team at South Nassau Communities Hospital sponsored a ...

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In response to a rapidly transforming health care environment, hospitals and health systems acros...

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BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru...

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BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., ...

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

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

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Ten years ago, Mercy began telemedicine in its ICUs to improve patient outcomes. Today the St. Lo...

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Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

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In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

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A collaborative network of hospitals and community organizations is improving behavioral health c...

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Hospitals strive to achieve the Triple Aim. This collection of case studies features three exampl...

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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

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Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

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Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

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In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

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Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

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Kaiser Permanente, as an integrated health care delivery system, has made significant progress to...

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Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...

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In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...

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The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

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This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a...

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The Problem The women and infants department's lean journey began in early 2006 when a local hos...

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