Accelerating Best Care in Pennsylvania: the Hazleton General Hospital experience.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2008
Abstract
Hazleton General Hospital (HGH) was 1 of 2 rural area community hospitals selected to participate in Accelerating Best Care in Pennsylvania, a demonstration project conducted by Baylor University and Jefferson Medical College. This paper describes how a project team from HGH succeeded in learning and applying a rapid-cycle QI methodology that was developed for a large, academic health care system. The 5 projects undertaken for the demonstration included: heart failure discharge instructions, surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, care of the stroke patient, pneumonia care-administering antibiotic within 4 hours, and pneumococcal vaccine administration. The project teams achieved 100% compliance by the end of the initial measurement period. The program boosted QI at HGH and has been instrumental in the facility's continued performance improvement on CMS core measures.
Volume
23
Issue
4
First Page
259
Last Page
265
ISSN
1062-8606
Published In/Presented At
Andrews A, Valente A. Accelerating Best Care in Pennsylvania: the Hazleton General Hospital experience. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Jul-Aug;23(4):259-65. doi: 10.1177/1062860608319812. PMID: 18658098.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
18658098
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article