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Teachable Moments

In order to connect you directly with the daily work of clinical champions, we’ve created a series of Teachable Moments which highlight breakthroughs happening at the front line.


Sustaining Excellence in Patient Flow in the Emergency Department

Teachable Moment - Sustaining Excellence in Patient Flow in the Emergency Department
Play Clip 		A team from St. Clair Hospital hardwired a number of processes in the Emergency Department and has sustained their improvements in patient flow going on three years now.


Sustain the Gain with COPD Readmission Reduction

Teachable Moment - Sustain the Gain with COPD Readmission Reduction
Play Clip 		A team from UPMC St. Margaret is continuning to refine their improvement process for reducing COPD readmissions.


CHF Readmissions Reduction


Play Clip 		The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System had a high readmission rate for CHF patients so they instituted protocols which successfully reduced it.


Standardization of Anticoagulation Processes


Play Clip 		Learn how a team from St. Clair Hospital standardized the anticoagulation process.


An Organized Disaster - How Simulation and Practice Led to Safely Transporting 152 Acute and Critically-Ill Children Across an Urban Landscape

Teachable Moment - An Organized Disaster
Play Clip 		When it was time to move the entire hospital to a new facility, the staff at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC did so without incident.


Patient Quality Outreach for Chronic Disease Patients

Teachable Moment - Patient Quality Outreach for Chronic Disease Patients
Play Clip 		A team from UPMC Physician Services developed an efficient and cost-effective method to contact patients with chronic diseases.


Off of Mechanical Ventilation and Out of the ICU

Teachable Moment - Off of Mechanical Ventilation and Out of the ICU
Play Clip 		A nurse driven project at UPMC Shadyside resulted in an expedited method to wean patients from a ventilator.


Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

Teachable Moment - Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Play Clip 		Learn how a team from UPMC's Presbyterian and Shadyside campuses implemented a Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention program.


Zero Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Infections

Teachable Moment - Reducing Risk with Inter-Hospital Transport
Play Clip 		With a goal of eliminating ventilator-associated pneumonia infections in the ICU, learn how a multidisciplinary team at Jefferson Regional Medical Center reached their goal and sustained it.


Reducing Risk with Inter-Hospital Transport

Teachable Moment - Reducing Risk with Inter-Hospital Transport
Play Clip 		A team from UPMC Presbyterian standardized the procedure for inter-hospital transport with their Ticket To Ride program.


Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Teachable Moment - Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Play Clip 		With standardization and a focus on head-of-bed elevation, learn how a team from Allegheny General Hospital reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.


Reducing Vesicant Drug Extravasations

Teachable Moment - Reducing Vesicant Drug Extravasations
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing extravasations from IV vesicant drugs, learn how a team from Heritage Valley Health System tackled the problem.


EHR Implementation

Teachable Moment - EHR Implementation
Play Clip 		This Teachable Moment describes EHR Implementation through the Experiences of one Local Practice.


MRSA Prevention Program

Teachable Moment - MRSA Prevention Program
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA, learn how a team from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System developed a process that was taken nationally.


Reducing 30-Day COPD Readmissions

Teachable Moment - Reducing 30-Day COPD Readmissions
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing readmissions of patients with COPD, learn how a team from UPMC St. Margaret redesigned the way they delivered care.


Improving Patient Flow in the Emergency Department

Teachable Moment - Improving Patient Flow in the Emergency Department
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing door-to-room, door-to-physician times and patient elopements, learn how a team from St. Clair Hospital tackled these issues.


Door 2 Balloon Program

Teachable Moment - Door 2 Balloon Program
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing door-to-balloon times, learn how a team from Allegheny General Hospital took the process to just under 70 minutes.


Falls Reduction Program

Teachable Moment - Provide a Patient-Safe Environment through a Falls Reduction Program
Play Clip 		With the goal of providing a patient safe environment through a falls reduction program, learn how a team from UPMC Passavant tackled the issue.


Diabetes Care Delivery

Teachable Moment - Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Play Clip 		With the goal of implementing a comprehensive approach to outpatient diabetes care delivery, learn how a team from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System improved the process.


CLABs

Teachable Moment - Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections, learn how a team from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh tackled this problem.


Labor Induction

Teachable Moment - Reducing Inappropriate Inductions
Play Clip 		With the goal of reducing inappropriate inductions, learn how a team from Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh improved this process.








 
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