Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Cortland Regional Medical Center’s Transitional Care Program is working to reduce 30-day readmiss...

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

In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

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

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

North Shore Medical Center aims to provide the perfect patient experience based on evidence-based...

The Integrated Care Management Program is a care manager collaborative created to ensure a smooth...

An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

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

The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

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

NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...

Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...

Care for people with multiple chronic health conditions is often fragmented, resulting in increas...

All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...

The Greater Detroit Area Health Council is taking an innovative approach to reducing disparities ...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...

Disparities in care were noted for diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer screeening for Hm...

Clinicians and health care providers incorporate evidence-based clinical interventions to improve...

Little is known about the unique health needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans...

This case study explores the process of accessing health care from the perspective of the immigra...

Approximately 24 million people--8.5 percent of the U.S. population--are defined as having Limite...

To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...

UNC Hospitals is committed to providing a patient-centered care environment. A team of leaders is...

This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...

This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...

In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...

The Problem After examining hospital data to pinpoint opportunities to improve, Gundersen Luther...