Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

Northern Westchester Hospital is improving their patients’ experience through the Food Is Care pr...

  The patient experience is more important today than ever before, with payments tied to patie...

According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

This project was based on a multidisciplinary approach that focused on the admission process for ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...

Limited provider appointment availability in the clinic was causing delays for patients seeking c...

The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...

Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...

The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

The clinic throughput time was viewed as excessive and lacked standardized best practices. A new ...

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

This HPOE guide, a collaboration with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, explores w...

The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...

For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...

Hypertension—the silent killer—impacts more than one in three Americans and is a leading cause of...

Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...

July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

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

The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

Excellent patient-centered care is the goal of a program implemented by the team at McDonough Dis...

The Minority Faculty Development Awards program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cl...

Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

Womansplace Crisis Center is committed to working toward the elimination of violence against wome...

Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition Two teams of community members--a coalition of h...

This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center partner on several initi...

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...

Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care un...

The use of cross-cultural diversity forum isexamined. The forums use technology and tools to brin...

n 2008, Barnes-Jewish Hospital center for diversity and cultural competence developed an 18-hourc...

In order to deliver the highest quality and most appropriate health care, Georgia Health Sciences...

After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...

Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...

Medicaid is the nation's health coverage program for the low-income population, covering , more t...

The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE...

Objective: Rates of venous thromboembolism as high as 58 percent have been reported after trauma,...

The Health Disparities Cancer Collaborative implemented six components of the chronic care model ...

Studies suggest that the presence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) adds a layer of complexity...

This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identifie...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...

The U.S. is facing an epidemic of chronic disease at the same time as it's facing tough decisions...

A trip to the emergency department too often conjures up images of crowded waiting rooms and exte...

The latest Alliance issue brief reports on how collaboratives are working at the local level to i...

Racial and socioeconomic inequity persists in health care quality. An exploratory interview with ...

When the H1N1 flu virus emerged in the spring of 2009, U.S. hospitals were challenged by crowded ...