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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...
Project Brotherhood is dedicated to helping Greater New Haven-area men make the healthy lifestyle...
In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...
Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...
Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...
Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...
Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...
Barnes-Jewish HospitalSt. Louis, MO1,305 Beds The Problem Barnes-Jewish Hospital created the Cen...
Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...
A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...
Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...
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 ...
Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...
Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...
Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...
The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...
Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...
The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...
The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...
The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...
Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable servi...