IHA case studies
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At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...
Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
The project improved the pharmacy to hospital floor Rx process to decrease returns, optimize auto...
Broadens view of care delivery from hospital-based practice to the entire bundle episode (30-days...
Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...
The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...
St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...
Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...
Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...