Improved Screening for Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
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Since March 2016, EBV screening compliance has increased from 60 percent to 95 percent, and this rate continues to be sustained.
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Reducing Venous Thrombosis Embolism (VTE) in Patients 12 and Older
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As part of the Harm Prevention Program at CHOP, the VTE prevention clinical pathway was created and VTE prevention processes were improved, leading to a significant reduction of VTEs in children.
Reducing Narcotic Prescriptions Following Lesion or Cyst Excision Surgery
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A collaborative effort helped reduce postoperative opioid prescription rates by more than 50 percent in patients undergoing surgery to remove a lesion or cyst.
Reducing Surgical Site Infections
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An effort to reduce the amount of bacteria on patients’ skin before surgery helped decrease surgical site infections by nearly 30 percent.
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in the CHOP Newborn Care Network
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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
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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
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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
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This care management intervention reduced hospital visits for medically complex, Medicaid-insured patients.
Reducing Opioid Use for Children Undergoing Cleft Surgery
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An initiative at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reduced opioid use for children undergoing cleft surgery.
Reducing Orthotic-related Pressure Injuries
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This initiative reduced the rate of orthotic-related hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) by 50 percent.