Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

February 2nd, 2017
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At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...

September 16th, 2016
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In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

September 16th, 2016
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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

September 16th, 2016
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The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

September 16th, 2016
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The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

September 16th, 2016
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Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

September 16th, 2016
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Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

September 16th, 2016
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Limited provider appointment availability in the clinic was causing delays for patients seeking c...

September 16th, 2016
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The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

September 16th, 2016
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Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

September 16th, 2016
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This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

September 16th, 2016
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The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

September 16th, 2016
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Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

September 16th, 2016
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The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...

September 16th, 2016
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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

September 16th, 2016
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Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

September 16th, 2016
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Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

September 16th, 2016
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Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...

September 16th, 2016
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High rates of hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

September 16th, 2016
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For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

September 16th, 2016
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As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

September 16th, 2016
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The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

September 16th, 2016
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

September 16th, 2016
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Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

September 16th, 2016
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A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

September 16th, 2016
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According to published research data, the majority of cardiac stent patients have no additional r...

September 16th, 2016
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Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

September 16th, 2016
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Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

September 16th, 2016
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The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to impr...

September 16th, 2016
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Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

September 16th, 2016
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Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...

September 16th, 2016
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This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

September 16th, 2016
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The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patien...

August 19th, 2016
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Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...

October 6th, 2015
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Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

October 6th, 2015
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In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

October 6th, 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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Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...

September 14th, 2015
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The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

September 14th, 2015

 White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center’s interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure ...

September 9th, 2015

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...

June 23rd, 2015
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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

June 18th, 2015
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During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

June 18th, 2015
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The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

June 18th, 2015
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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

June 18th, 2015
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This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

June 17th, 2015
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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

June 17th, 2015
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