IHA case studies

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May 11th, 2017
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Ask Me To Explain Campaign: Improving Communication to Increase Patient Satisfaction in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

June 16th, 2015
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Beyond HAPU Prevention: Differentiating Between Moisture-Associated Skin Damage and Pressure Ulcers

The medical center consistently missed internal quality targets, with a mean HAPU rate for 2007-2...

June 16th, 2015
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Care Coordination Across the Continuum to Improve Transitions of Care with the Goal of Reducing Readmissions

The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

June 16th, 2015
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Choosing Wisely: Improving Fluoroquinolone Utilization at an Academic Medical Center Through Antimicrobial Restriction

Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...

June 16th, 2015
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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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Elimination of Elective Induction of Labor and Scheduled Elective Cesarean Section Before 39 Weeks Gestation

A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...

June 8th, 2015
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Combining Nursing Assessment, Electronic Medical Record Technology and Risk Stratified Interventions to Develop an Effective Falls Prevention Program

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

June 8th, 2015
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