Standardizing Processes and Care for Pediatric Patients Case Studies
In these healthcare case study overviews, we explore three different examples of Akron Children’s Hospital’s work to provide quality care and improve health outcomes.
Providing Telehealth Visits to Underserved Communities Case Study
With a change in the reimbursement model, Unity Health Care went from almost no telehealth visits to over 800 visits daily within a space of 30 days.
Sustainment of a Successful Pediatric Asthma Management Program Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on using embedded, evidence-based care guidelines to control pediatric asthma and an alert system that triggered when patients were about to be discharged before a home management plan was created.
Infant Feeding and Enteral Feeding Safety Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study outlines one hospital’s work to sustain safe infant feeding practices.
Heart Failure Readmission Prevention Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to improve care for heart failure patients.
Decreased Length of Stay for C-section Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on decreasing variability in care to improve the standard of care for patients undergoing a C-section.
Sepsis Patient Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on improving the percentage of mortality and length of stay of sepsis patient cases.
Usability Redesign Improves Annual Screening Rates in an Ambulatory Setting Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to improve the usability of electronic health records (EHR) to lead to an improvement in the documentation of key quality measures.
Utilizing Clinical Decision Support in a Patient Blood Management Program Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to reduce unnecessary red blood cell transfusions through implementation of CDS.
Tiger Institute NEWS Algorithm Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to reduce sepsis mortality rates and decrease code blue calls.
High Utilizer Care Plan Project: A Network Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Healthcare Resource Utilization among High-Risk Patients Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work with experts who addressed a complex healthcare issue which focused on patients who frequently utilize the hospital system.
Improved Outcomes through a Pneumonia Practice Guideline Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to improve the overall care of pneumonia patients. The Network Pneumonia Performance Improvement team conducted multiple chart reviews to identify trends demonstrating opportunities to improve care.