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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Lean/Six Sigma Methods Reduce Troponin Turnaround Time for Emergency Department Patients in a 500-Bed Tertiary Hospital Level I Trauma Center

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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One Step at a Time: Addressing Hypoglycemia Adverse Drug Events by Improving Insulin Management Through Rapid Cycle Improvement and Spread Process

After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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Antibiotic Administration in One Hour or Less for Pediatric Oncology Patients with Fever and Neutropenia

To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

March 12th, 2013
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Reduce Medication Errors Through the Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Medication Bar Coding and Smart Pump Technology

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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Patient-centered Value Through Pharmacy-led Interventions

In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

March 6th, 2013
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Reducing Anticoagulant Related Adverse Events; Redesigning Anticoagulant Management Using Six Sigma Methodology

Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

June 1st, 2012
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Physician Reporting of Clinically Significant Events Via a Computerized Patient Sign-Out System

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

February 1st, 2012
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