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

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