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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...
The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...
Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...
The project focused on managing sepsis in the emergency department and in admitted patients, with...
Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...
Kennedy Health Decreases Sepsis BackgroundKennedy Health is an integrated health delivery system...
Failure to rescue is the failure to recognize or act upon the patient's decline in condition resu...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...
Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...
The purpose of the project was to improve the recognition and early goal directed treatment of pa...
A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...
Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...
South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...
The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...