At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...

September 16th, 2016
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Staff at this community-based rural hospital in northwest Illinois that treats more than 18,000 e...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

September 16th, 2016
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Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

October 6th, 2015
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Hospital readmissions are costly for both patients and facilities. At the time of discharge, pati...

October 6th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...

June 8th, 2015
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Development of a Norwood Clinic allowed the quality improvement team to create goals to decrease ...

March 1st, 2013
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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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As part of Franciscan St. James Health's commitment to improve the surgery processes, the hospita...

June 1st, 2012
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Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

June 1st, 2012
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The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

June 1st, 2012
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