One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from Cardiovascular Disease and is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic groups in the US. Heart Disease costs the US about $229 billion each year in health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death. The goal of the morbidity and mortality case reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors to improve future patient outcomes. This act...

One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from Cardiovascular Disease and is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic groups in the US. Heart Disease costs the US about $229 billion each year in health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death. The goal of the morbidity and mortality case reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors to improve future patient outcomes. This act...

One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from Cardiovascular Disease and is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic groups in the US. Heart Disease costs the US about $229 billion each year in health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death. The goal of the morbidity and mortality case reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors to improve future patient outcomes. This act...

One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from Cardiovascular Disease and is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic groups in the US. Heart Disease costs the US about $229 billion each year in health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death. The goal of the morbidity and mortality case reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors to improve future patient outcomes. This acti...

The goal of morbidity and mortality case reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors to improve future patient outcomes. This activity is a joint morbidity and mortality (M&M) review in conjunction with the perinatal center and University of Chicago. M&Ms are key opportunities for clinical staff to engage in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary case-based discussion and work toward the processes of patient safety and qua...

By conducting a comprehensive search and review of medical literature and clinical care guidelines, a need was identified for physicians and sonographers to stay updated on new developments and educational updates. This activity aims to enhance their performance and improve the accuracy of their interpretations. Echocardiography performance and interpretation is the area of focus, identifying new developments and providing educational updates.

In the US, trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults and accounts for 10% of all deaths among men and women(1). The modern approach to trauma management consists of a complex tree of decisions. From on-scene resuscitation, through emergency department triage and diagnostics, to operating room procedures and strategy, clinicians make a rapid sequence of crucial choices to secure the best chance of survival for their patients. As a Level II Trauma Center, Edward-Elmhurst Health must per...

In the US, trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults and accounts for 10% of all deaths among men and women(1). The modern approach to trauma management consists of a complex tree of decisions. From on-scene resuscitation, through emergency department triage and diagnostics, to operating room procedures and strategy, clinicians make a rapid sequence of crucial choices to secure the best chance of survival for their patients. As a Level II Trauma Center, Edward-Elmhurst Hospitals must ...

Over 30,000 HBOT treatments are done per day across the country. The regulatory approval for 13 indications such as pulmonary embolism, severe anemia, decompression sickness, burns, and brain abscesses. HBOT-treated patients reported a 76% healing rate compared with 48% of those not treated with HBOT. Additionally, studies have found that patients who completed HBOT treatments have statistically significantly less amputations and higher amputation-free survival rates. In recent years, evidence h...

Through evidence-based review of formularies the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee analyzes medication-use, adverse drug event monitoring and reporting, medication error prevention, medication safety, development of clinical care plans, and medication management initiatives such as delegation and practice protocols, restrictions, guidelines, and clinical pathways. The formulary system is the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary evidence-based process employed by Edward-Elmhurst Health to se...