Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

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

Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

This health system's employee influenza vaccination policy compliance rate was less than 70 perce...

In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

While the implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ venous thromboembolism ...

The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failu...

This project explains how a multisite, outpatient breast cancer and lymphedema rehabilitation pro...

Staff at this community-based rural hospital in northwest Illinois that treats more than 18,000 e...

Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...

The Community Health Network (CHN) targets the socioeconomic determinants of health that are not ...

The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

The goal was to reduce anesthesia's postoperative evaluation errors to less than 10 percent of al...

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

Evidence-based practice supports early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis. Improving ...

The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

The organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...

A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

The project includes a hard stop chain of command. When scheduling an induction or C-section, the...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

According to published research data, the majority of cardiac stent patients have no additional r...

The clinic throughput time was viewed as excessive and lacked standardized best practices. A new ...

This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...

Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Hig...

Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

Senior leadership at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System assembled an improvement team to use...