Academy for Excellence in Healthcare
White Papers
The White Paper is the foundation for the Academy for Excellence in Healthcare program. Below are the authoritative reports that share the findings and results from the individual teams and their healthcare systems. Click on the titles to read more.
Quality & Patient Safety
Six Sigma Lean Fall Project at Mercy Health Clermont
Improve Physician Rounding with Comprehensive Medical Unity at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
Pharmacy Inventory Project: Improving Inventory Management
Reducing Readmission at Murray-Calloway County Hospital
Reducing Communication Errors at Air Evac Lifeteam
Reducing Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Gynecologic Oncology Patients
Discharge Process Improvement: Changing an Organization-wide Process Requires Cross-functional Participation
Optimizing Operating Room Utilization and Improving Discharge Times at Instituto Modelo De Cardiologia Privado SRL, Cordoba, Argentina
A Lean Approach to Syphilis Reduction in Franklin County, Ohio
Integrating Interventional Services Pre-Procedural Process
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Satisfaction and Clinic Efficiency at The Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
Improved CT Simulation and Patient Access: Making the Most of a Capacity-Constrained Process
Team-Patient Model: Creating a Collaborative Approach to Patient Care and Communications
Utilizing Lean Techniques to Improve the Nurse-Patient Relationship in an Outpatient Chemotherapy Infusion Center
Pap Smear Study at Wagner Indian Health Service
Length of Stay
Reduction in Hematology Length of Stay: Improvements Focused on Discharge Process
Emergency Department Flow: Reducing Length of Stay for Lower-acuity Emergency Department Patients
Implementation of Interdisciplinary Rounds
Decrease Doc-to-Decision Times for Major EMS Patients at Mount Carmel East
Fast Track Development at Aultman Hospital
- Aultman Hospital
- Executive Summary
- White Paper
Reducing ED Throughput Time for Discharged Patients
Scheduling
Reducing Surgery Wait Times: Improved Scheduling Minimizes Batching and Reduces Patient Waiting
Stroke Clinic Retention: Scheduling Recovery Care for Stroke Patients
Improved Patient Scheduling: New Scheduling Process Will Establish Workflow Model for New EMR
Accreditation
Bridge Builders at Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and Community Health Systems
Billing
Patient Access Registration Process