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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...
The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patien...
In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...
Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...
Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...
The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...
Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...
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 Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
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...
Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...
This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...
In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...
In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...
In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...
This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...
Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...
Falls prevention monitoring led to a closer look at Mercy Medical Center's acute inpatient rehabi...
At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...
The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...
The ProblemMajor abdominal surgery, such as elective colon surgery or major hernia repair, is hig...
The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...
The Problem After examining hospital data to pinpoint opportunities to improve, Gundersen Luther...
