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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...
The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...
Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...
According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...
According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...
After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...
A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...
After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections continued to occur in the adult ICU despite the im...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...
The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...
The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...
The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
