This health system's employee influenza vaccination policy compliance rate was less than 70 perce...

September 16th, 2016
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The Community Health Network (CHN) targets the socioeconomic determinants of health that are not ...

September 16th, 2016
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Today, about one out of three children and adolescents ages 2-19 in the United States is overweig...

September 16th, 2016
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Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...

September 16th, 2016
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After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

June 10th, 2015
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July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

June 8th, 2015
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In January 2011, utilizing the hospital’s system-wide electronic medical records, a family medici...

May 5th, 2015
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The hospital recognized an urgent need to improve the current rate of colorectal cancer screening...

April 3rd, 2015
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Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by th...

November 17th, 2014
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Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by th...

November 17th, 2014
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up ...

November 17th, 2014
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Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, improved both influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates ...

November 17th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identifie...

June 3rd, 2014
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Three patient navigators are used to advocate on behalf of women with abnormal breast findings on...

June 3rd, 2014
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After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

June 1st, 2014
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The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...

March 26th, 2013
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March 20th, 2013
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The hospital developed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary stroke program to provide patients with...

March 13th, 2013
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The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...

March 1st, 2013
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Development of a Norwood Clinic allowed the quality improvement team to create goals to decrease ...

March 1st, 2013
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Fairfield Memorial Hospital identified the need to improve the patient experience in the emergenc...

June 1st, 2012
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Rush-Copley Medical Center collaborated with the Kane County Health Department after an outbreak ...

June 1st, 2012
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A multidisciplinary team was developed with objectives to provide clear, easy to understand educa...

June 1st, 2012
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The OSF cardiac service line implemented a STEMI Improvement project to identify obstacles that c...

June 1st, 2012
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