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The Respiratory Protection Webkit includes a 10-module Respiratory Protection Course and accompanying resources. The course is ideal for the occupational and environmental health professional who wants to learn more about OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard and the role of the Occupational…
...and therefore decrease the hospital's financial risk as part of health care reform, increase compliance with CHF core measures and provide a structure to reapply similar strategies across all diagnoses Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2…
Efforts to Eliminate Elective Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks and Reduce Numbers of Elective Inductions
The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks and reduce numbers of elective inductions. A variety of process improvements occurred including extensive physician and nursing education, a detailed induction policy and the implementation of an…
In the 2010 reporting period (July 2009-June 2010), the medical center's incidence of early elective deliveries without medical justification per Leapfrog definitions was 33.5 percent. A gap was identified between their internal data and Leapfrog reported data. The department of obstetrics and…
The ER blood culture contamination rate remained above the national target even after implementing evidence-based practices. A blood culture collection team with designated staff from the ER was formed. They received education on proper blood culture collection protocols including the importance of…
July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it was averaging 4.6 percent, above the national average of 3 percent. The ED staff had unsuccessfully tried various interventions to reduce the rate of contaminated blood cultures. In September 2011, a…
The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall risk assessment augmented by key information from the electronic medical record to support clinical practice standards and effective prevention strategies to decrease falls and fall-related injuries.…
A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and cesarean sections.
In 2009, a multi-pronged approach involving all stakeholders was launched aimed at early identification and treatment to reduce inpatient sepsis mortality.
As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont legislature), the largely rural St. Johnsbury health service area supports its six patient-centered medical home practices via a multidisciplinary team that provides preventive, chronic disease and…