Case Studies

    MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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    The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

    February 29th, 2016
    Hospitalwide DVT Diagnosis and Treatment Process for Improved Quality of Care, Patient Experience and Cost Management

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Prehospital Notification of Potential Stroke Patients and Improved Stroke Patient Care in the Rural Acute Care Setting

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Reducing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infections

    In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Improving the Hospitalist-Primary Care Provider (PCP) Discharge Handoff

    Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Improving Performance Using Evidence-Based Principles; Improving Discharge to Prevent Hospital Readmission of Heart Failure Patients

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

    May 27th, 2015
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    Hospital Menonita de Cayey - Preventing Early Elective Deliveries

    Hospital Menonita de Cayey, a 208-bed facility in Cayey, Puerto Rico, used best practices and pee...

    February 5th, 2015
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    Providing Care for the Underserved at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital

    Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...

    December 15th, 2014
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