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Evolution of a Rapid Response Team: Using Outcomes Data to Further Reduce Medical Emergencies
The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to emergent patient care situations within the non-critical care areas of the hospital.
Improving Compliance with Surgical Care Improvement Project Indicators
At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four out of the nine measures in the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measure set had met the est
Using Digital Imaging to Reduce Errors in the Identification, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to track ulcer status.
Reducing Readmissions by Leveraging a Comprehensive Care Transitions Approach
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of the readmission crisis in health care.
A Team-based, Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions
Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are clinically undesirable, changes in reimbursement methodologies are making them financially undesirable,
Improving Medication Management Following Hospital Discharge through Patient-Centered Education and In-Home Monitoring
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control health care system costs by improving the patient's post-discharge medication management.
Reducing Hospital Readmissions Due to Heart Failure
Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found that more than 25 percent of the readmissions were for heart failure.
Patient-Centered Pharmacy Services at the Time of Hospital Discharge
Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor outcomes and readmissions to the hospital within 30 days.
Building a Culture of Patient Safety: The Reduction of Order Entry Discrepancy in the Radiology Department
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of radiology test orders by patient care unit staff into the computerized hospital information sy
Effective Resource Utilization in the Business of Caring: Tearing Down Walls and Barriers
With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often challenged to remain viable: developing and growing new services is not generally a goal of inpatient u