Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

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

The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

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

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

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

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

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

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

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

Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

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

High rates of hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

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

As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

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

Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

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

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

Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...

This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patien...

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

Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

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

The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...

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

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

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

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

The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

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

The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

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

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

This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

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

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

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

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

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...

A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

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

In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center’s incidence of early elect...

The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

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

As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

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

To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

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

Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

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

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

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

The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...