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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failu...
The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...
Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...
Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...
Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...
The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...
The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...
The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...
An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patie...
Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center ...
Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...
For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...
As part of the efforts to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognize...
Antibiotic stewardship was implemented in 2011 and focuses on five "D's": Drug, De-escalation of ...
The medical center consistently missed internal quality targets, with a mean HAPU rate for 2007-2...
Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
The project began with a focus on CHF readmissions. As the multidisciplinary team saw decreases i...
Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer...
Hospital Menonita de Cayey, a 208-bed facility in Cayey, Puerto Rico, used best practices and pee...
Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...
Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...
