Using HOUDINI to eliminate CAUTI. It’s all about decreasing the inappropriate use of indwelling c...

May 16th, 2016
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Sanpete Valley Hospital, a critical access hospital in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is leading behaviora...

January 25th, 2016

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

October 6th, 2015
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Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

September 28th, 2015
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Education that increases awareness is one of the best ways to transform health outcomes. But, as ...

September 1st, 2015

This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...

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

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

July 1st, 2015
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The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

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

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The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

June 3rd, 2015
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This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...

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Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...

December 8th, 2014
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Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...

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New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

June 1st, 2013

Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

June 1st, 2013

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

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Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

June 1st, 2013

Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY222 Beds The Problem Cheyenne Regional Medical Cente...

June 1st, 2013

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

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The rural community of Ellenville, New York (population 4,000), and the New York borough of Brook...

April 30th, 2012
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Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...

April 23rd, 2012
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Walk into an ER for treatment and walk out with a medical home. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospit...

March 26th, 2012
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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

February 1st, 2012
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To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

February 1st, 2012
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As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

February 1st, 2012
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A strategy to use a single, integrated EMR has helped make Elliot Health System, based in Manches...

January 9th, 2012
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Clinical IT systems create great opportunities and challenges, especially for rural hospitals. St...

November 21st, 2011
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How do you measure success in creating a culture of health? Mountain View Hospital, a 25-bed crit...

October 17th, 2011
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The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...

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The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...

July 1st, 2009
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