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Profiles in Improvement: Ty Reidhead of the Indian Health Service
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. IHI decided to share the stories of these individuals. Here is a profile of Ty Reidhead of the Indian Health Service.
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Profiles in Improvement: Charles Barnett of the Seton Family of Hospitals
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. Listen to the story of Charles Barnett of the Seton Family of Hospitals.
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Profiles in Improvement: Alide Chase of Kaiser Permanente
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. Listen to the story of Alide Chase of Kaiser Permanente.
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Profiles in Improvement: Dr. David Gozzard of Conwy and Denbighshire Trust, Wales
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. IHI decided to share the stories of these individuals. Here is a profile of Dr. David Gozzard of Conwy and Denbigshire Trust, Wales.
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Improvement Tip: Unleash the Power of Simple Rules
Complex systems such as health care can benefit from establishing "simple rules" that guide improvements as they evolve from within the organization.
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Central Services/OR Lean Improvement: Complete and Accurate Surgical Instrument Trays
Gundersen Lutheran Health System (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA) used "lean" techniques and improved on time, accurate instrumentation for surgical cases from 86 percent to 99.6 percent.
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When It Comes to Clinical Quality, Everybody Makes the Team
When it comes to improving clinical quality and providing the best patient care, every hospital employee and every department plays a role. When you engage non-clinical staff in quality improvement, teams get stronger and patients benefit.
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Profiles in Improvement: Anna Roth of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. Listen to the story of Anna Roth of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.
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An Institutional Strategy for Inpatient Immunization
Maine Medical Center (Portland, Maine, USA) has increased compliance with the Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Performance Measures for the CMS Core Measure Pneumonia from less than 20 percent to greater than 75 percent by successfully integrating an institutional immunization program into standard nursing practice that ensures adult inpatients are screened for influenza and pneumococcal vaccine status and that vaccinations are administered prior to discharge, if indicated.
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Profiles in Improvement Index
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. Listen to the stories of these individuals. Here is an index of the current audio profiles.
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