IHA case studies

    AHA Webinars

    Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...

    May 11th, 2017
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    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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    Decreasing VTE Rate and Length of Stay for Total Joint Patients Through an Interdisciplinary Orthopedic Co-Management Collaborative

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    Palliative Care and the Patient: Pain and Symptom Management, Patient and Family Satisfaction, and Stay Length and Government Burden

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

    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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    A Care Model for Cancer Patients

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

    October 10th, 2014
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