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Mobility Improved by Adding Exercise Physiologists to ICU
Adding exercise physiologists to ICUs can improve mobility and patient outcomes, according to the experience of three medical-surgical ICUs at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. The addition of exercise physiologists was studied as part of a larger bundle of interventions intended to improve the quality of care for ICU patients.
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CMS Seeks to Reduce Administrative Burden on Hospitals
A new federal rule could help healthcare systems save time and money around data collection, with less need for duplicated work from nonacute care ancillary organizations.
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Health System Improves Care With Code Sepsis Program
A large health system in the state of Washington is making a major push to combat sepsis, identifying patients at high risk for sepsis and putting them on antibiotics faster.
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Patient Experience Put Front and Center at Indiana University Health
The health system has invested heavily in patient experience initiatives, appointing an executive director of experience design and eight regional experience design leaders.
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Agile Management Making Inroads in Healthcare Quality
Agile management is an approach that has become popular in many business circles, but it is only now gaining more attention in healthcare. Some Agile experts say quality leaders should consider this management method for the strengths it can offer in improving patient care and safety.
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Piedmont Healthcare’s QI Changes Also Affected Peer Review Process
The health system standardized its peer review process so that it is handled the same way in every facility. Previously, the process varied considerably from one facility to the next.
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Unusual Implementation Model Boosts QI Success
Prior to going live with the process change, a list of tasks must be completed, such as staff members finishing a training module. The system also schedules a go-live readiness call for leaders to go over everything related to the change.
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Hospital Responds to Poor Safety Grade by Revamping QI Department
A low patient safety score at an Atlanta hospital spurred Piedmont Healthcare to revamp infection control systemwide, leading to dramatic improvements that included reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 65% over two years.
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Report Shows Potential Value of PCMH Model
The Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition program requires practice management processes and patient care quality metrics that address both high-cost chronic care patients and overall patient satisfaction.
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Government Moving to More Risk Arrangements Based on Quality
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation wants 100% of providers in upside/downside by 2025 and is using the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model, primary care models, and (increasingly) more mandatory models to get there.