December 28, 2011 - This case study describes the strategies and factors that appear to contribute to the low incidence of CLABSIs at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. It is based on information obtained from interviews with key hospital personnel, publicly available information, and materials provided by the hospital in January 2010.
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December 28, 2011 - This case study describes the strategies and factors that appear to contribute to the low incidence of CLABSIs at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. It is based on information obtained from interviews with key hospital personnel, publicly available information, and materials provided by the hospital from December 2009 to January 2010.
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December 28, 2011 - This case study describes the strategies and factors that appear to contribute to the low incidence of CLABSIs at Southern Ohio Medical Center. It is based on information obtained from interviews with key hospital personnel, publicly available information, and materials provided by the hospital from January to February 2011.
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December 28, 2011 - This case study describes the strategies and factors that appear to contribute to the low incidence of CLABSIs at Southern Ohio Medical Center. It is based on information obtained from interviews with key hospital personnel, publicly available information, and materials provided by the hospital from January to February 2011.
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September 16, 2011 - In April 2010, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VA) embarked on an ambitious three-year plan to build patient-centered medical homes in more than 900 primary care clinics across the nation. Its model organizes care around an interdisciplinary team of providers who work together to increase access and clinical effectiveness by identifying and removing barriers to high-quality care.
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July 29, 2011 - Providence St. Vincent Medical Center was recognized by the Leapfrog Group as a "Highest Value Hospital" in 2008.
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July 29, 2011 - Fairview Southdale Hospital was recognized as one of 13 "Highest Value Hospitals" by the Leapfrog Group in 2008, based on efficiency scores that took into account quality of care as well as resource utilization.
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July 25, 2011 - North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, was designated a Highest Value Hospital in 2008 for achieving a top efficiency score (reflecting both the quality of care and resource use) from the Leapfrog Group for coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous coronary interventions, and pneumonia care.
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July 7, 2011 - Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (Methodist) is the single hospital of Park Nicollet Health Services, an integrated health care delivery system based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
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June 23, 2011 - One of the first physicians in the country to be certified as a "meaningful" user of health information technology says the electronic health record system she implemented has significantly improved her performance on measures of clinical quality by providing immediate feedback on her adherence to evidence-based standards of care.
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April 6, 2011 - Significant variability in 30-day readmission rates across U.S. hospitals suggests that some are more successful than others at providing safe, high-quality inpatient care and promoting smooth transitions to follow-up care.
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April 1, 2011 - St. John’s Regional Health Center has very low readmission rates among patients with heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia—the three conditions for which hospitals report readmission rates to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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March 17, 2011 - Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had readmission rates in the lowest 3 percent among U.S. hospitals in all three clinical areas—heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia—reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the selection period.
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March 15, 2011 - Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health care delivery system serving parts of Virginia and North Carolina, has developed a systematic program to foster a culture of safety throughout its member hospitals, with the aim of reducing the potential for patient harm.
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March 15, 2011 - As part of a systemwide transformation, the VA formed its National Center for Patient Safety to foster an organizational culture of safety within its nationwide network of hospitals and outpatient clinics.
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