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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
The disease management process at Bassett Medical Center was positively impacted after the hospit...
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 ICMP Program is a Care Manager collaborative created to ensure the transition of patient care...
Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Physician’s Organization implem...
The Integrated Care Management Program is a care manager collaborative created to ensure a smooth...
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...
Truven Health Analytics discusses key areas of focus for hospitals and care systems that want to ...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The treatment of asthma requires cultural and linguistic sensitivity. Ideal treatment options req...
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...
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...
For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...
AIM focuses care on people with advanced illness, which often involves more than one chronic diag...
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...
The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...