Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in the CHOP Newborn Care Network Published on Jan 03, 2019 in CHOP News Implementation of the sepsis risk calculator tool reduced antibiotic initiation rate by 12 percent, allowing us to reach the high-quality target rate of 2.8 percent.
Fever in Kids Published on Dec 04, 2018 in Health Tip of the Week Watch this video to learn why children get fevers and when to call the doctor.
Reducing the Time Children Must Go without Drinking before Anesthesia for Same-day Surgery Published on Sep 25, 2018 in CHOP News This care management intervention helped double the percent of patients with NPO time < 4 hours.
Care Management Interventions Effectively Reduce Hospital Visits for Medically Complex, Medicaid-Insured Patients Published on Aug 21, 2018 in CHOP News This care management intervention reduced hospital visits for medically complex, Medicaid-insured patients.
Reducing Opioid Use for Children Undergoing Cleft Surgery Published on Aug 21, 2018 in CHOP News An initiative at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reduced opioid use for children undergoing cleft surgery.
Reducing Orthotic-related Pressure Injuries Published on Aug 23, 2017 in CHOP News This initiative reduced the rate of orthotic-related hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) by 50 percent.
Placing Bedside PICC Lines in the PICU Published on Aug 23, 2017 in CHOP News The PICU successfully increased the number of PICC lines placed at the bedside and demonstrated a 95 percent success rate and had no increase in Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) rates.
Improving Asthma Care Published on Jul 27, 2017 in CHOP News This initiative helped reduce the number of ED visits and potentially inpatient stays by 50 percent within 30 days following treatment for an asthma hospitalization.
Reducing Length of Hospitalization for Patients Newly Diagnosed with ALL Published on Jul 21, 2017 in CHOP News A newly implemented project helped reduce the average inpatient stay for patients newly diagnosed with ALL to eight days.
Reducing Arterial Catheter Injuries in the Cardiac Center Published on Jul 21, 2017 in CHOP News Standardizing the management of the arterial catheters in the operating room successfully reduced the rate of arterial injuries.