Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

With nearly half of all emergency departments operating at or above capacity and the majority of ...

The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...

In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...

NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improv...

Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a "tsunami of activities, expectation...

This webpage gives tips for safely disposing (getting rid of) needles and other sharp devices tha...

While any restructuring of the payment system will create incentives that alter providers' behavi...

This certified CME/CE activity addresses professional practice gaps in the optimal care of chroni...

CMS issued a final rule with comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physician...

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

Vermont begins building a single-payer health system that will move many state residents into a p...

In an effort to provide hospitals and health systems nationwide with guidance, Premier developed ...

While many hospital and health systems have already implemented evidence-based medicine and proce...

This report summarizes the results of that survey, which indicated that overall influenza vaccina...

Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

Results from the 2010 survey about readmission activities are presented

Why Is Focusing On Preventable Mortality Important?Hospital leaders work hard every day to provid...

2011 Guidelines

This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...

Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...

An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...

In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...

The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...

The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...

The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...