Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

April 4th, 2017
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March 12-18, 2017, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, led by the National Patient Safety Foundatio...

March 13th, 2017
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Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

November 28th, 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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The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

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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A systematic, repeatable approach was developed to monitor pneumonia patients 30 days following d...

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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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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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A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

August 15th, 2016
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A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...

July 11th, 2016
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“Small changes can make a big difference.” So say health care professionals working to prevent ad...

June 20th, 2016
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Using HOUDINI to eliminate CAUTI. It’s all about decreasing the inappropriate use of indwelling c...

May 16th, 2016
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State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...

March 21st, 2016
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Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...

December 14th, 2015

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 2015
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Each year more than one million patients in the United States are diagnosed with sepsis, a condit...

October 26th, 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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A unique telemedicine consultation between a rural hospital and skilled rehabilitation/nursing fa...

October 5th, 2015
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 White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center’s interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure ...

September 9th, 2015

What does it take to be a winner? Children's Hospital Colorado received the 2015 AHA-McKesson Que...

August 24th, 2015
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Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

June 17th, 2015
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Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

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The pediatric team at this hospital recognized the need to improve processes surrounding care of ...

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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...

June 8th, 2015
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The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

June 8th, 2015
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The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementin...

June 8th, 2015
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The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

June 8th, 2015
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...and therefore decrease the hospital’s financial risk as part of health care reform, increase c...

June 8th, 2015
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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

June 3rd, 2015
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To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

June 2nd, 2015
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SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

June 1st, 2015
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Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

June 1st, 2015
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Noting an upward trend in central line-associated blood stream infections, the hospital joined th...

June 1st, 2015
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Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

April 16th, 2015
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“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

April 13th, 2015
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2015
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The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...

March 27th, 2015
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This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

March 12th, 2015
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The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

March 9th, 2015

The AHA/HRET HEN project ended in December 2014, but quality improvement work continues at hospit...

February 9th, 2015
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

November 24th, 2014
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

October 30th, 2014
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Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

October 20th, 2014
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For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection...

October 13th, 2014
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

October 13th, 2014
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Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

October 10th, 2014
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Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

October 10th, 2014
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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 2014
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Hospitals and care systems across the country are engaged in quality improvement efforts to impro...

September 23rd, 2014
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The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...

August 12th, 2014
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The hospital applied for the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center. In order...

July 31st, 2014
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Small tests of change can give hospitals momentum and show early progress in improvement projects...

July 14th, 2014
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Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

June 4th, 2014
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Approximately 11,000 fatal patient falls occur in U.S. hospitals annually, but hospitals using ne...

May 22nd, 2014
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This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...

May 22nd, 2014
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The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...

March 3rd, 2014
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Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

February 21st, 2014
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A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...

November 25th, 2013
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Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

November 19th, 2013
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Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

November 4th, 2013
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Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

October 17th, 2013
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Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

September 17th, 2013
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Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

September 17th, 2013
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The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

September 17th, 2013

This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

September 16th, 2013
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On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

September 16th, 2013
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Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

September 16th, 2013
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The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

September 16th, 2013
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

July 29th, 2013
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It is both a sprint and a marathon.” That's how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor,...

July 29th, 2013
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Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

July 17th, 2013
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