Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

May 29th, 2015
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The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

April 11th, 2015
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Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

March 31st, 2015
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2015
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This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

March 12th, 2015
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Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

March 8th, 2015
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The hospital applied for the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center. In order...

July 31st, 2014
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The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

July 11th, 2014
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2013
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Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

March 25th, 2013
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After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

March 12th, 2013
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Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

March 12th, 2013
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To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

March 12th, 2013
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The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

March 12th, 2013
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Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

March 6th, 2013
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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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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

March 6th, 2013
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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

June 1st, 2012
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