Creation of a Novel Pediatric Palliative Care Navigator to Improve End-of-Life Care for Children with Serious Illness
An interdisciplinary group of three nurses and two physicians with quality and information technology experience developed the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary pediatric palliative navigator to help tailor pediatric needs, drive development of benchmarks in our field, and ensure gold sta...
Recognizing Pediatric Elevated Blood Pressure using an EPIC Best Practice Alert
Texas Children’s Pediatrics (TCP), the largest primary care pediatric group practice in the USA, formulated a multipart intervention to improve hiBP recognition in January 2019.
Implementation of Real-time COVID-19 Vaccines Tracking with Integrated Medication Management Technology
This HIMSS Davies Award case study explores Texas Children’s COVID vaccine process and workflows.
Improved outcomes by lung protective strategy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Review the Davies award-winning of an ARDS improvement project that led to an increase in the ARDS recognition rate from 52.2% to 74.4%.
AI-assisted STEMI triage system from ambulance to ER
Davies Award-winning case study in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Development of A Comprehensive Intelligent Anti-Microbial System: An Epochal, Fast, and Digitally Precise Prediction of Therapeutic Antibiotics
Davies award-winning case study on a Comprehensive Intelligent Anti-Microbial System (iAMS).
Using AI and Collaborative Workflows to Predict and Prevent Clinical Deterioration
Stanford Medicine embarked on a mission to bridge the gap in utilizing machine-learning (ML) models for enhancing care delivery, focusing on three fundamental challenges within the health system.
Transforming the ED Fast Track to a Virtual Visit Track to Reduce Emergency Department Length of Stay
In response to longer wait times and overcrowding in the Emergency Department (ED), Stanford Medicine introduced a Virtual Visit Track (VVT) program in 2020, which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amp It Up
The St. Luke's team overcame supply shortages and other obstacles, achieving an average turnaround time of 4.7 hours for COVID-19 testing in their new in-house molecular laboratory.
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Longitudinal Outcomes of Performance Improvement
The implementation of the AMS program required a comprehensive approach, involving community support and education.
Advanced Care Planning in Nephrology Patients
St. Luke's University Health Network highlights the challenges faced by patients with end stage kidney disease and chronic kidney disease
Successful Medication Reconciliation in an Acute Care Setting
Mackenzie Health's 2017 implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) aimed to enhance medication reconciliation by aligning workflows, leading to substantial compliance growth.