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Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient func...
This toolkit has tips on Selecting Patients and Families to Serve as Advisors Preparation fo...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....
A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...
When River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y., identified an unmet mental health need for active duty...
A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...
Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...
The hospital recognized an urgent need to improve the current rate of colorectal cancer screening...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...
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...
To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their fa...
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...
Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...
Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...
Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed facility in Los Alamitos, California, used best practices ...
NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...
Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...
St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...
UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...
Yuma Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed facility in Yuma, Arizona, used best practices and peer-t...
Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to...
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...
Engaging patients and families in health care can help hospitals achieve the Triple Aim: better c...
Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...
It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Re...
Care for people with multiple chronic health conditions is often fragmented, resulting in increas...
The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...
Three patient navigators are used to advocate on behalf of women with abnormal breast findings on...
Crossroad Health Center is a federally qualified health center and level 3 patient-centered medic...
All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...
The Greater Detroit Area Health Council is taking an innovative approach to reducing disparities ...
National Hospital Week celebrates the men and women working in U.S. hospitals and care systems wh...
There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...
The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...
Focusing on strategies to improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity will be essenti...
Patients are becoming empowered. As health care consumers, they are reviewing publicly available ...
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 ...
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...
The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...
This resource gives hospital and health system leaders concrete, practical steps grounded on evid...
The Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Networks are designed to improve patient care ac...
This report from the Department of Health and Human Services describes a plan to bolster implemen...
The aviation industry has successfully used checklists to ensure safe air travel for passengers a...
Providing culturally competent care to patients requires a focus on more than just race, ethnicit...
There were between 462,000 and 636,000 CLABSIs in nonneonatal critical care patients in the Unite...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...
The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...
The traditional behavioral health access model of calling for an appointment which is subsequentl...
Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...
The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...
Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care un...
Disparities in care were noted for diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer screeening for Hm...
In a society as culturally diverse as the United States, especially in New York City, members of...
Since 2011, a series of narrated video slideshow presentations has been under development at Har...
Clinicians and health care providers incorporate evidence-based clinical interventions to improve...
Little is known about the unique health needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans...
This case study explores the process of accessing health care from the perspective of the immigra...
Approximately 24 million people--8.5 percent of the U.S. population--are defined as having Limite...
The driving principle behind the outpatient service excellence journey is excellent customer serv...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...
Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
A team was created to ensure that all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, language, disabilit...
The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...
What is it? The RXAssistance Patient Assistance Program initiative began in 2005 as a collaborati...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...
