Case Studies

    MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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    The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

    February 29th, 2016
    Early Identification and Treatment of Sepsis through Initiation of Response Team in the Emergency Department (ED CODE SEPSIS)

    According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Improving Mortality for the Septic Patient with a Resuscitation Bundle in the Emergency Department (ED)

    A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

    May 28th, 2015
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    Lean Six Sigma Methods Reduce Blood Culture Contamination in an Inpatient Severe Sepsis Protocol

    A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...

    June 1st, 2012
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    Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through Early Identification of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Implementation of "Change Bundles"

    South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

    February 1st, 2012
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    Reducing Sepsis Mortality

    The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...

    October 8th, 2009
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