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Presented here is the 2011 Silverman Symposium Improvement Project Poster Collection. The Symposium, sponsored annually by the Silverman Institute for Health Care Quality and Safety, celebrates BIDMC's on-going efforts to improve quality and safety throughout the medical center each and every day. This year, approximately 95 Project Teams participated in the poster session. Learn more about our efforts in specific areas by viewing any of the PDF documents in this collection. Click here to view the 2010 Poster Collection, 2009 Poster Collection, or the 2008 Poster Collection.
Average Daily Census in Inpatient Psychiatry Building a Framework to Enhance Diagnosis and Management in Breast Health Care of the Carotid Artery Stent Patient at BIDMC: Establishing Best Practice Chronic Lung Disease in Very Preterm Infants: Impact of a Multidisciplinary Improvement Effort Complications Reporting in Advanced Endoscopy Creation of a Standard Process for Post-Anesthesia Notes Developing Outcome Metrics in Psychiatry Faculty Hour: Building Partnerships for Perioperative Performance Excellence Feeding Consultations in the Neonatal ICU Follow-up of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Global Risk Assessment and Careplan for Elders (GRACE) High Dose Steroid Use and Bone Health for Patients with Asthma or COPD over 50 Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Algorithm for Management of GI Bleed Improving Adherence to Heart Failure Guidelines Improving Patient Monitoring for Patients Taking Omalizumab for Allergy Related Asthma Improving recognition and management of positive blood cultures Improving the Care of Asplenic Patients in Primary Care Increased Rate of Unsatisfactory Pap Smears in HCA: QI Detective Work Yields Interesting Findings Interdisciplinary Team Training in Simulation to Enhance Communication and Patient Safety in the OR Optimizing Care for Spinal Surgery Patients Through a Collaborative Approach to Neuromonitoring Outpatient Diuretic Infusion Clinic Redesigning The Neonatal Resuscitation Program Course Using Simulation and Debriefing Reduction of Hypoglycemia in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Residents' QI Education: Initiatives in Diabetes Management in Primary Care Standardizing Oral Care for Non-Ventilated Patients
A CC6 Workflow Improvement Plan A3 Anesthesia Utilization in Advanced Endoscopy Automating Patient Transport Form Bone Marrow Transplant "Hem/BMT" Data Sheets Bridge Flow Diagnostics Team A3 Care Connection: Discharge Appointment Scheduling Service Fast-track Extubation after Cardiac Surgery HCA Prescription Process Team A3 Improving Patient and Staff Satisfaction with Cardioversions and TEE Lean Catheterization Lab Supply Replenishment A3 Lean RN Floating A3 Now We Hear You - Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Survey Optimizing Patient Arrival at the OR II Team A3 Optimizing Patient Arrival at the OR Team A3 Ortho Surgical Scheduling Team A3 PAT Process Team A3 Patient Care Technician (PCT) Report Point-Of-Care Creatinine testing in MRI Follow-up and new developments Preventing Late Patient Arrivals in Nuclear Medicine Psychiatry Outcome Measurement: Ambulatory Surgical Hip Kit Breakdown Process Team A3 Utility of Pelvic Ultrasound Following Negative Abdominal and Pelvic CT in the Emergency Room What's in your trash?
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A Conceptual Framework for Improved Patient Physician Communication and Shared Decision Making Assessing and Addressing Pain in Cancer Patients at BIDMC Consenting Adults - An Innovative Informed Consent Workshop Continuity of Care: Empanelment Creating a Successful Hospital-wide Patient Family Advisory Council Developing a Multidisciplinary Family-Centered Neonatal Bereavement Program Diabetes Education for Newly Diagnosed Or High-Risk Patients Helping Patients & Families Navigate BIDMC Improving Patient Food Service Satisfaction in the Oncology Population PAT Design Team A3 Using Informatics to Support Family-Centered Care VAC Patient Education "We Promise..." Patient Care Through Hourly Rounding
A Human Factors Approach to Electronic Medication Reconciliation A Monitoring Tool for Detecting Harm: Global Triggers Allergy/ADR Database Updates Chlorhexidine (CHG) Peri-operative Cleansing Continuous Narcotic Infusion Management Ensuring Low Rates of Systemic Reactions to Immunotherapy in Allergy and Inflammation Medicine Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) Restructuring Implementation of Computerized Lab Ordering in the Outpatient Oncology Setting Improving Code Pink - Infant Abduction - Response Improving Documentation of Fetal Heart Rate Tracings Improving Management of Narcotic Use for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Insulin Pump and Managing Care Joint Replacement Team A3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Evacuation Drill Resident Case Review at the Departmental Level: A Win-Win Scenario What We Were Taught From The Clot
CLS Chemical Pharmacy Program Evaluating Triage Nursing Practice Improving Employee Influenza Vaccination Rate Improving the Safety of Insulin and TB Syringes Respiratory Protection Program Safe Patient Handling Safer Handling of Non-Antineoplastic Medications Streamlining the Immunization Process for Rotating Residents Sustaining Gains in Preventing Blood and Body Fluid Splashes in the ICU
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