The following are the 2018 top three award winners with links to their award videos and project abstracts, followed by the entries placing in the top ten. HCIF would like to congratulate all of our 2018 award winners!

First Place: Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

Initiative Title: Preventing Opioid-Induced Ventilatory Impairment (OIVI) in Medical Surgical Patients

Second Place: Penn Medicine

Initiative Title: ICU Liberation: Executing the “ABCDEF” Bundle Daily

Third Place: Abington – Jefferson Health

Initiative Title: Reducing Postoperative Complications: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Early and Consistent Ambulation

 

Entries Placing in the Top 10

Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health

Using Technology for Follow-Up Radiology Report Recommendations of Lung Nodules 

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

Integrating Positive Blood Culture PCR Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship Decreases Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment and Hospital Costs

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Your Choice, Your Voice: Collection of Advance Directive Documentation 

Jefferson Health

Engaging Patients and Caregivers during Chemotherapy through Digital Technology 

Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Opiate Utilization & Pain Management Reduction from Acute Care to the Community

Pennsylvania Hospital

Early Recovery for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (ERACS): Initiating an “On Table Extubation” (OTE) program and reducing postoperative length of stay (postop LOS)

Temple University Hospital

Utilizing an Alternative Care Site for Low Acuity Emergency Department Visits

The following are the 2017 top three award winners with links to their award videos and project abstracts, followed by the entries placing in the top ten.

First Place: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Initiative Title: Implementation of a Patient Blood Management Program

Second Place: Aria – Jefferson Health

Initiative Title: Progressive Mobility: Evidence Based Program Improves Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients

Third Place: Temple University Health System

Initiative Title: SAFE-T (Sleep Awareness Family Education) Program

 

Entries Placing in the Top 10

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
A Formal Process to Reduce Perioperative Pressure Injury

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Quality Improvement Project 

Holy Redeemer Health System
Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Small Community Hospital

Mercy Health System
System-Wide Quality Sepsis Care: Outcome-Driven & Sustainable

Temple University Hospital
Engaging Unionized Front-Line Staff in Innovative Customer Service Training Strategies 

Temple University Hospital
Safer Surgery and RECOVER Improve Postoperative Respiratory Failure

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Implementation of an IV Workflow System to Reduce IV Preparation Errors

 

The following are the 2016 top three award winners with links to their award videos and project abstracts:

First Place: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Initiative Title: Clinical Data App: Upgrading from Outdated Paper to Real-Time, Interdisciplinary Mobile Handoffs

Second Place: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Initiative Title: Evaluation of Neonatal Morphine Weaning Protocol For the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Its Effect on Length of Stay

Third Place: Main Line Health System

Initiative Title: Reducing Medication Errors by Improving an Electronic Medical Record’s Automatic Stop Medication Order Process

The following are the 2015 top three award winners with links to their award videos and project abstracts:

First Place: Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Initiative Title: Innovations to Stop Pressure Ulcers among Patients at Critically High Risk for Pressure Ulcer Development in Rehabilitation: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Second Place: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 

Initiative Title: Project Sit Up: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Aspiration Pneumonia

Third Place: Doylestown Hospital

Initiative Title: Reducing door to drug time for stroke patients with EMS involvement

The following are the 2014 top three award winners with links to their award videos and project abstracts:

First Place: Main Line Health

Initiative Title: Improving Mortality through Strategies that Drive Change in Culture and Behavior

Second Place: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Initiative Title: Perfect Storm of Inpatient Communication Needs: An Innovative Solution 

Third Place: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Initiative Title: Do No Harm: Ensuring Medication Safety