IHA case studies
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The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...
The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...
Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...
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 hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
The medical center has made significant progress in improving physician-patient communication thr...
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...
In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...
The link between excessive work hours and adverse errors is inseparable. This project investigate...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identifi...
A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...
The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The goal was to decrease the number of patients negatively affected by experiencing a post-operat...
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care un...
A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...
At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...
Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...
Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...
The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...
