Innovations

Case Study: Perfecting Patient Care at Allegheny General Hospital and the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative

September 30, 2008 - Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital, with 829 beds, is part of the six-hospital West Penn Allegheny Health System and a partner in the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative.

Case Study: Preventing Adverse Drug Events at OSF HealthCare

September 30, 2008 - OSF HealthCare is an integrated health care network that includes six acute care hospitals in Illinois and Michigan, ranging in size from 42 to 710 beds. It is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, based in Peoria, Ill.

Case Study: Using a Trigger Tool to Measure Adverse Events

September 30, 2008 - Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a Boston-based not-for-profit that works with health care organizations worldwide to spread quality improvement. Premier, Inc. of San Diego, is an alliance of more than 200 not-for-profit hospitals and health care systems across the United States.

Case Study: Adopting a Comprehensive, Unit-Based Approach to Patient Safety at Johns Hopkins Hospital

September 29, 2008 - The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a 900-bed academic medical center affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is one of three acute care hospitals in the Johns Hopkins Health System.

Case Study: Improving Care of Ventilated Patients Through the VHA Transformation of the Intensive Care Unit National Collaborative

September 29, 2008 - VHA, Inc. (formerly Voluntary Hospitals of America), is an Irving, Texas–based health care cooperative serving not-for-profit organizations nationwide. This initiative involves ICUs in diverse community hospital settings.

Case Study : Addressing Patient Safety During Multidisciplinary Collaborative Rounds at Concord Hospital

September 26, 2008 - Concord Hospital is a 295-bed, not-for-profit community hospital, located in Concord, N.H.

Case Study: Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement by Strengthening the Culture of Safety - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

September 26, 2008 - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 569-bed, level-one trauma center located in Norfolk, Va. It is one of six hospitals in a regional integrated health care delivery network operated by not-for-profit Sentara Healthcare.

Case Study: Creating a Culture of Safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System

September 26, 2008 - The Veterans Health Administration, a component of the Department of Veterans Affairs, operates the nation's largest integrated health care system, providing care to more than 5.1 million veterans and 7.6 million enrollees at more than 1,300 sites of care nationwide.

Case Study: Promoting High Reliability Surgery and Perinatal Care Through Improved Teamwork and Communication at Kaiser Permanente

September 26, 2008 - Kaiser Permanente is a group-model HMO serving 8.2 million people in nine states and the District of Columbia through an integrated health care delivery system.

Case Study: Applying the Quality Improvement Techniques of Manufacturing Industries to Medical Practice

September 19, 2008 - With the help of consultants with expertise in the automotive industry, a large ophthalmology practice in Lansing, Mich., reduced patient wait times and its need for clinical support staff.

Arizona's Statewide HIE Utility

September 15, 2008 - The Arizona Medicaid Health Information Exchange Utility is a Web-based system for exchanging patients' health records and other medical information among the state's Medicaid providers.

Case Study: Beth Israel Medical Center

September 15, 2008 - Beth Israel Medical Center is a very large, full-service tertiary teaching hospital located in New York City. Its main division, the focus of this case study, was founded on Manhattan's Lower East Side in the late 1800s to serve vulnerable populations in the community.

Case Study: Implementing Developmental Screening at Oxford Pediatrics

September 15, 2008 - A pediatric practice in Oxford, Ohio, adopted a standardized developmental screening tool as part of a demonstration program led by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Case Study: Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

September 15, 2008 - Legacy Good Samaritan hospital is part of the Legacy Health System, which includes two tertiary hospitals, three community hospitals, the largest children's hospital in Oregon, as well as primary and specialty care clinics, hospice care, and a full-service research facility.

Case Study: Rankin Medical Center

September 15, 2008 - Rankin Medical Center in Brandon, Mississippi, is a small community hospital with about 90 active acute care beds and serving five rural and suburban counties.