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

September 16th, 2016
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Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

September 16th, 2016
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Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

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

September 16th, 2016
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The project improved the pharmacy to hospital floor Rx process to decrease returns, optimize auto...

October 6th, 2015
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Broadens view of care delivery from hospital-based practice to the entire bundle episode (30-days...

October 6th, 2015
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Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...

September 14th, 2015
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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

June 17th, 2015
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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

June 17th, 2015
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The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

June 16th, 2015
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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

May 29th, 2015
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St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...

May 28th, 2015
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2015
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The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

March 22nd, 2015
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2013
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After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

June 1st, 2012
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Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

June 1st, 2012
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