Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Maimonides Medical Center implemented four evidence-based practices using the Plan, Do, Study, Ac...

In 2015, the geriatric and palliative care team at South Nassau Communities Hospital sponsored a ...

Stony Brook University Hospital coordinated efforts with its emergency department and ambulatory ...

BackgroundHenry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation composed of hospitals, medical...

BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru...

BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., ...

BackgroundMultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, W...

BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 heal...

Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

Concurrent review of three core measure sets has ensured appropriate and timely patient care. The...

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...

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

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...

Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program...

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Serv...

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

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

NYU Lutheran Healthcare, Brooklyn, N.Y., created a shared medical appointment program transformin...

The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

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

Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...

Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

Kaiser Permanente, as an integrated health care delivery system, has made significant progress to...

Informed Medical Decisions FoundationBoston, MAThe Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, founded...

Southcentral FoundationAnchorage, AK150 beds A nonprofit health care organization owned by the A...

Kaiser maintains a number of operating units to identify and test innovations. The Center for Tot...

Mayo Clinic has four operating unites to create new tools, processes and businesses. The Division...

Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in te...

The Joint Academy is a multidisciplinary team approach that begins in the community with orthoped...

Commonwealth Care Alliance Boston, MA The Problem Commonwealth Care Alliance, which functions bo...

AtlantiCareAtlantic City, NJ538 Beds The Problem The Special Care Center is a primary care cente...

Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...

Johns Hopkins Health SystemBaltimore, MD912 Beds  The Problem Hopkins ElderPlus is the Programs ...

The Problem The women and infants department's lean journey began in early 2006 when a local hos...