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
Reducing Readmissions: A Strategic Initiative to Look at All Preventable Readmissions and How the Hospital Can Make a Difference in the Health of the Community

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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FEWER READMISSIONS: Helping Patients Heal Sooner, Return Home Quicker and Stay Home After Treatment

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

September 16th, 2013
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Collaborative Approach to Reduce Health Care-acquired C. diff Infection Rate in a Long-term Acute Care Hospital

The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

March 6th, 2013
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Decreasing Health Care-Acquired Conditions: A Community Hospital's Use of Process Improvement to Decrease CLASBIs

After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

June 1st, 2012
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Reduction in Health Care-Associated C. diff Infections

Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

June 1st, 2012
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Health Care-Acquired Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Decrease Surgical Site Infections in the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patient Population

Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

June 1st, 2012
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Using Process Redesign and the Electronic Health Record to Improve Timely Notification and Documentation of Critical Laboratory Values

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

February 1st, 2012
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