May 22, 2012

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Stories and Videos - Clinical outcomes

Better workflow helps control blood pressures

05/08/2012 Snapshot shows how Mid-Atlantic States team controlled blood pressures with improved workflow [ SNAPSHOT ]

Bolder communication helps diagnose malnutrition

04/27/2012 Roseville clinical dietians improved identification and diagnosis of malnourished patients by making their assessments and diagnosis recommendations more obvious for physicians. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Errors drop with pre-op doubling up

11/09/2011 At the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Colorado, two nurses review a patient's check-off list before surgery, dramatically reducing missed antibiotic orders. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Seamless care for respiratory patients

10/04/2011 Colorado UBT improves follow-up care for Emergency patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [ STORY ]

What do metrics have to do with patient safety?

08/09/2011 This story from the Summer 2011 issue of Hank illustrates how tracking data can motivate and inspire a team in its performance improvement work. [ STORY ]

Getting blood work results done on time

06/21/2011 How a Southern California laboratory team changed its workflow to process blood work in time for physicians' morning rounds. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Using teamwork to boost vaccinations

04/21/2011 Look at how South San Francisco pediatrics department increased their HEDIS scores for the number of kids two and younger who are current on their immunizations. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Physicians on partnership: Teamwork works, says this doc

01/07/2011 Northern California orthopedic surgeon says unit-based teams are the best way to improve patient care. [ STORY ]

San Diego Ophthalmology eyes preventive care

11/22/2010 San Diego Ophthalmology improved their rates of printing "care gap summaries" for patients from 69 percent in April 2009 to 85.4 percent in May 2010. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Blood pressure screenings on the rise in Head and Neck department

10/14/2010 A speciality department at South Bay Medical Center learns the value of routine screenings and gets results. [ SNAPSHOT ]