Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such as perineal pain, urinary and fecal incontinence, and sexual problems. Women have a right to safe care, and minimizing perineal trauma during childbirth will allow them to focus on bonding with their…
In December 2008, the hospital spotlighted national Hospital Quality Measures performance and found Surgical Care Improvement Project process measures were not met every time for all patients. Surgical site infections, an outcome of non-compliance, represented the largest number of hospital-…
The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interventions to all applicable patients. This resulted in varied patient care, patient outcomes and data consistency. In July 2011, the intensive care management team began the process to resolve the…
HPOE has teamed up with the Illinois Hospital Association to highlight its yearly quality awards. This year, three awards were presented the most effective quality improvement achievements for health care system, rural/critical access hospital and urban hospital.
This project was designed to improve the total health care for patients of a community mental health center and the local Federally Qualified Healthcare Center through the development of an integrated system of care. The target population was comprised of individuals with severe and persistent…
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome and heart failure emphasize a need for rapid turnaround time—within 60 minutes—for troponin results. Prolonged troponin test results may delay recognition of cardiac injury and the initiation…
After learning of the '90 minute' standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac patients, the team was charged with making recommendations to reach the '90 minute' goal. Records from 2006 found that in some instances it took as long as 7.5 hours to get patients from the emergency…
Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient functional mobility to avoid de-conditioning that occurs during inpatient hospitalization including, but not limited to, hospital-acquired wounds, while maintaining fall prevention best practices. The team…
Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients as a contributing factor to poor patient outcomes and increased mortality. A team comprised of academic and community physicians and hospital quality and process experts was formed to address the times…
When River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y., identified an unmet mental health need for active duty military members of the community, it opened a community wellness program to address the post traumatic stress disorder treatment needs of the soldiers at nearby Fort Drum.