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Implementing Evidence-Based Research and Standardized Quality Measures in the Management and Prevention of Chronic Ulcers
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States.
Improving Adherence to Guidelines for VTE Prevention
While the implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' venous thromboembolism (VTE) measure group gave the hospital an incentive to improve its recognition and prophylactic t
IV Injection and Infusion Documentation Improvement Project
Because the medical center's lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $80,000 per month, it established a goal of improving the process of IV injection and infusion charge
Decreasing Evidence-Based Medicine Order Set Review and Approval Cycle Time through Lean-Six Sigma Methodology
The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and approval of order sets, including standing orders and protocols, across the division's four com
Leveraging Real-Time Clinical Decision Support with Mobile Devices to Impact Medication Safety
The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety efforts: heparin protocols and capturing correct patient weights.
Concurrent Review Takes Care to a Whole New Level
Concurrent review of three core measure sets has ensured appropriate and timely patient care.
Transitional Care Nursing (TCN) Services
Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF) and pneumonia have negative repercussions for the patient, the health care facility and the
Expansion of an Oncology Rehabilitation Service Line
This project explains how a multisite, outpatient breast cancer and lymphedema rehabilitation program expanded into a certified, multidisciplinary oncology rehabilitation service line to meet the n
Taming the Violence: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Staff at this community-based rural hospital in northwest Illinois that treats more than 18,000 emergency department (ED) patients annually and has a 13 bed inpatient psychiatric unit voiced safety
Sepsis Power Hour: Saving Lives with a Multidisciplinary Approach
The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis showed an opportunity for improving outcomes for septic patients.