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KISS (Keep Infants Sleeping Safe)

An unprecedented cluster of infant falls from post-cesarean section mothers' arms sparked the maternal child nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center to examine their infant safety str
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Reducing Adverse Outcomes on Labor and Delivery

North Bronx Healthcare Network devised a process to analyze its departmental risk management data in a systematic and organized fashion to devise a consistent and safe way to administer the high al
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Use of Evidence-Based Practice in a Rural Community for Diabetes Care

Evidence-based practice is an essential requirement of professional health care providers.
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Improving the Primary Care Centers' Medication Sample Program

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assessment of current processes, she identified the following problems in the medication sampling pro
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Targeted Approach Using the Chronic Care Model Improves Glycemic Control Among Registry Patients

In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opportunities for improving glycemic control.
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Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Initiative to Improve Care Coordination and Access to Health Care

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality of health care services provided to patients by implementing patient-centered medical home principles.
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Pediatric Protocol—Safety First

Alice Hyde Medical Center's new program is designed to ensure safe medication administration in the inpatient, outpatient, emergency and surgical settings.
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Simulation at its Hottest: Development of a Fire Safety Training Program in a Pediatric Post-Acute Care Setting

In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St.
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Under Pressure to Reduce Pressure

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized efforts to decrease the occurrence of pressure ulcers.
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Achieving the Triple Aim: Leveraging and Learning from Top Performers to Accelerate Improvements

Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving quality, efficiency, safety and transparency.