Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
A strong collaboration among senior leadership, governance and the medical staff at Meriter Hospital is focused on achieving excellence in clinical and operational performance.
UNC Hospitals is committed to providing a patient-centered care environment. A team of leaders is charged each year in setting and prioritizing goals for each pillar. The proposed goals are vetted through various integral committees before being presented to the board for final approval.…
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center strives to provide competent, culturally sensitive, high quality care. Through unique community partnerships, the organization seeks to encourage patients to receive diagnostic and preventive services early on.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center has undergone a decade-long cultural transformation to achieve and sustain the highest levels of quality and patient safety. A focus on transparency bolsters the organization's improvement efforts, as has the adoption of a 'just culture.'
Kaiser maintains a number of operating units to identify and test innovations. The Center for Total Health (Washington, D.C.) is an education facility. The Sydney R. Garfield Health Care Innovation Center (San Leandro, Calif.) is a testing facility for such activities as workflow and hospital…
Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in telehealth, remote care and disease management. This center created Healthrageous, a behavior change solution that delivers biometric monitoring and automated coaching to consumers through mobile…
Mayo Clinic has four operating units to create new tools, processes and businesses. The Division of Systems and Procedures is a consulting unit responsible for designing and implementing large and small process improvements. The Center for Innovation uses 'design thinking' to create new models of…
A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate therapy for VTE prophylaxis. Evidence-based resources were used. The physician order form was evaluated for effectiveness and ease of use. A Plan-Do-Study-Act analysis was performed and areas for improvement…
The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospitalization or within 30 days after discharge by increasing the number of patients who receive appropriate prophylaxis. Strategies for change included shifting responsibility from the nurse to the…
A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process change. Skin school and musical cues for turning patients were implemented and monthly prevalence studies were completed. Read the whole case study below (click 'view item').