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Eliminating Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) System-Wide: Expanding Quality Improvement Practices Beyond Critical Care Units
This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the adult population to the pediatric population to eliminate pediatric CLABSI.
Improvement in Patient Safety and Quality of Inpatient Care Through Appropriate Blood Product Management
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appropriateness of packed red blood cells transfusion.
The "90 Minute" Performance Improvement Team
After learning of the '90 minute' standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac patients, the team was charged with making recommendations to reach the '90 minute' goal.
Lean/Six Sigma Methods Reduce Troponin Turnaround Time for Emergency Department Patients in a 500-Bed Tertiary Hospital Level I Trauma Center
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome and heart failure emphasize a need for rapid turnaround time—within 60 minutes—for troponi
Using Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Timeliness of Hip Fracture Surgical Repair
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients as a contributing factor to poor patient outcomes and increased mortality.
Think Sepsis—A Multidisciplinary Approach to Identify Early Sepsis and Improve Patient Outcomes
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identification and treatment to reduce inpatient sepsis mortality.
Combining Nursing Assessment, Electronic Medical Record Technology and Risk Stratified Interventions to Develop an Effective Falls Prevention Program
The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall risk assessment augmented by key information from the electronic medical record to support clinical
Undiagnosed Hypertension Project
In January 2011, utilizing the hospital's system-wide electronic medical records, a family medicine physician studied data for the health system's patients between the ages of 18 and 79 to identify
Reduction in Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the ED Through Use of Skin Cleansing and Antisepsis Prior to Blood Draw
July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it was averaging 4.6 percent, above the national average of 3 percent.
Eliminating Elective Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks Gestation
According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital's rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation was higher than the national target.