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Managing C. diff Using a Bundled Approach
In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce onset of C. diff by 15 percent from prior year baseline.
UV Light Disinfectant Study
A hospital study was conducted to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of UV light as a germicidal disinfectant after the environmental service (EVS) terminally cleaned confirmed C.
Reduction in Health Care-Associated C.
Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality improvement organization for the state of Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Public Health in an
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections: Approaching Zero Defects!
Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior leadership of Sinai Health System.
The Red Box Strategy: An Innovative Method to Improve Isolation Precaution Compliance and Reduce Costs
The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with having to unnecessarily don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE) while still providing quali
Reducing Hospital-Acquired C. diff
Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, each was in the 'red' on the scorecard for hospital-acquired C. diff.
Lean Six Sigma Methods Reduce Blood Culture Contamination in an Inpatient Severe Sepsis Protocol
A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical center reduced phlebotomy contamination rates from a baseline of 3.1 percent to 0.9 percent.
Evidence-based Practice: Falls Prevention Program that Continues to Work
Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent reduction in falls without rebound.
Walking the Walk: A Progressive Mobility Protocol in a Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit Improves Patient Perception and Results in Lower Costs Through Decreased Ventilator Hours and Length of Stay
Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit was addressed in this study.
Laboratory Performance Improvement Project
A Lean project to address why physicians were not receiving lab results in a timely manner was implemented.