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This special report synthesizes the results and benefits of the Partnership for Patient Care’s (PPC) regional one-year collaborative on CT radiation safety. This topic was chosen based on its broad application among hospitals; regional advisory group input; synergy with national patient safety initiatives; and the evidence base related to radiation safety. There were 17 facilities that actively participated in this regional initiative.

View “Preventing Wrong Site Surgery: A Collaboration Project with The Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.

View “Evaluating the Impact of Pharmacist Discharge Counseling and Transitions in Care Program on Heart Failure (HF) Readmission Rates”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

View “Increasing Follow-up after Hospital Admission”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Penn Family Medicine and Community Health.

View “Increasing Medication Core Measures Compliance Utilizing Unit-Based Clinical Pharmacists”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Pennsylvania Hospital.

View “Transforming the Process of Communication for Medication Reconciliation through Technology Innovation to Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Adverse Drug Events”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Hahnemann University Hospital.

View “Using Structured Quality improvement Methodologies to Enhance Discharge Transitions by Improving the Timeliness of Discharge Communication”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

View “Implementing Universal Influenza Vaccination Across a Multiple Hospital/Physician Practice Organization”, one of the top ten entries of the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program, submitted by Einstein Healthcare Network.

View The Chester County Hospital’s submission “Improving the Throughput of Low-Risk Cardiac Symptoms and Chest Pain Patients”, which achieved third-place distinction in the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program.

View Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s submission “Attacking Patient Flow from All Angles: Combining Multiple Strategies in a Single Implementation”, which achieved second-place distinction in the 2012 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Program.