The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

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The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

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Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

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A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...

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The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

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A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

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As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...

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Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

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Good Samaritan Hospital's Clinical Transformation Team guided the formation of a Ventilator-Assoc...

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Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

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Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

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Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...

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The Joint Academy is a multidisciplinary team approach that begins in the community with orthoped...

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Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

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South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...

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Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

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The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

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