Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

The largest drivers of disease in populations are unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, unhealthy...

Baseball managers tinker with team lineups to improve results on the field, and hospitals can do ...

This project aimed to reduce the OR turnover time for total joint cases. Baseline data showed it ...

Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...

The C. diff collaborative is an ongoing initiative that was developed to improve the early identi...

The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...

This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...

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

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

Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Outcomes Improvements, 30-Day Readmissions and Morta...

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

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

The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...

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

The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...

“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

The hospital recognized an urgent need to improve the current rate of colorectal cancer screening...

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their fa...

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

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...

Sanford Mayville Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Mayville, North Dakota, use...