Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Cortland Regional Medical Center’s Transitional Care Program is working to reduce 30-day readmiss...

Northern Westchester Hospital is improving their patients’ experience through the Food Is Care pr...

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

In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

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

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

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

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

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

Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

The organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

The medical center has made significant progress in improving physician-patient communication thr...

Reducing inpatient length of stay has a strong impact on value and organizational performance, an...

This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...

By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Hig...

Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustaine...

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...

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...

North Shore Medical Center aims to provide the perfect patient experience based on evidence-based...

North Shore Medical Center is dedicated to safely transitioning all emergency department patients...

TEMPO: Together Everyone Improves Patient Outcomes, an initiative undertaken at Saint Vincent Hos...

The link between excessive work hours and adverse errors is inseparable. This project investigate...

An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

The goal was to reduce the delay in patient care by reducing patient wait times, both from reques...

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

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

Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...

The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...

Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed facility in Los Alamitos, California, used best practices ...

NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...

Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...

St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...

UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...

Yuma Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed facility in Yuma, Arizona, used best practices and peer-t...

Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...

All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...

The Greater Detroit Area Health Council is taking an innovative approach to reducing disparities ...

The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...

The traditional behavioral health access model of calling for an appointment which is subsequentl...

Disparities in care were noted for diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer screeening for Hm...

In a society as culturally diverse as the United States, especially in New York City,  members of...

Since 2011, a series of narrated video slideshow presentations has been under development at  Har...

Clinicians and health care providers incorporate evidence-based clinical interventions to improve...

Little is known about the unique health needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans...

This case study explores the process of accessing health care from the perspective of the immigra...

Approximately 24 million people--8.5 percent of the U.S. population--are defined as having Limite...

The driving principle behind the outpatient service excellence journey is excellent customer serv...

The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...

A team was created to ensure that all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, language, disabilit...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a...

Among the agencies that have made a substantial effort toward competency is the Nursing Home Ombu...

At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...