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

February 29th, 2016
Sepsis Power Hour: Saving Lives with a Multidisciplinary Approach

The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...

September 16th, 2016
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Standardized Total Knee Replacement Analgesia Protocol Reduces Pain by 20% in Patients in an Academic Medical Center

The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Clean Closure Implementation Reduces Colorectal Surgical Site Infections by 62% in a Tertiary Medical Center

Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

September 16th, 2016
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A Lean Pharmacy Intervention Reduces Patient-Specific Batch Intravenous Fill List Waste by 29% in a Tertiary Medical Center

The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Prevents 96 Acute Kidney Injuries and Saves $675,000 Annually in High-Volume Cardiac Catheterization Lab Program

The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Troponin Turnaround Time by 94% for Cardiac Patients in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Department

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Risk of Medication Errors Due to Medical Dispense Overrides by 53% in a Critical Access Hospital

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

September 16th, 2016
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