HANYS case studies
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Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...
The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...
The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....
Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...
Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...
Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...
The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...
Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...
For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...
As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...
For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...
This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...
Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...
Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...
In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center created the hospital point of dispensing (HPOD) t...
NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...
Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...
St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...
Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...
Overcrowding and bottlenecks with patient flow plague hospitals and emergency rooms across the co...
In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...
In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...
The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...
In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...
Emergency department admitted patients used to wait an average of 24 hours for an inpatient bed a...
The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...