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Eliminating Medically Unnecessary Blood Transfusions at a Community Teaching Hospital
Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay and morbidity.
Urology Service Line Improvement Project Using Lean Six Sigma Methodologies
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance the patient experience.
Increasing the Number of Same-Day Stent Discharges from the Cardiac Cath Lab
According to published research data, the majority of cardiac stent patients have no additional risk of complications if they are discharged the same day as their procedure versus the following day
Improving Throughput in Children's Surgical Services While Increasing the Use of Standard Best Practices
The clinic throughput time was viewed as excessive and lacked standardized best practices.
Palliative Care and the Patient: Pain and Symptom Management, Patient and Family Satisfaction, and Stay Length and Government Burden
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. John's Hospital and other hospitals within Hospital Sisters Health System.
Implementation of New Surgery Patient Advocate Role Improves Patient and Family Satisfaction
Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The surgical center at HSHS St.
Patient-Centered Approach to Reducing Readmissions
Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St.
Achieving Perfect Patient Care for Two Years: It Is Possible
By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St.
Improving the Hospitalist-Primary Care Provider (PCP) Discharge Handoff
Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, reduce variability and improve information flow during handoffs.
Reducing Length of Stay (LOS) to Meet Geometric Mean Length of Stay (GMLOS) Targets
The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to improve patient satisfaction and meet the geometric mean length of stay (GMLOS).