Valley Baptist Brownsville Initiatives

Wave I

• ICU Care Management Process
• Length of Stay Planning and Management Process
• OP Registration Turnaround Time
• Radiology Turnaround Time
• Medical Records Process
• Emergency Department Wait Time

Wave II

• Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
• Women’s Services Throughput
• Respiratory Care Management
• Medication Administration Turnaround Time
• Decision Support Turnaround Time
• Surgical Case Time Management
• Accuracy of Medical Write-offs

Wave III

• Prevention of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
• Laboratory Turnaround Time
• Moderate Sedation
• Surgical Infection Prevention
• Pressure Ulcer Management
• Accuracy of Hospital Liens on Eligible Accounts
• Non Purchase Order Transaction Turnaround Time

Wave IV

• Antimicrobial Stewardship 
• Nursing Referral Process
• Central Line Care and Maintenance (Dual Campus Initiative)
• Door to Balloon (Dual Campus Initiative)
• Application of Evidence Based Medicine to Hip and Knee Replacement Procedures (Dual Campus Initiative) 

Wave V

• Indwelling Urinary Catheter Usage (Dual Campus Initiative)
• Prevention and Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (Dual Campus)
• Management of Medical Rental Equipment (Dual Campus)
• Food Tray Timeliness and Accuracy (Dual Campus)
• Heparin to Warfarin Conversion Protocol (Dual Campus)
• Referrals to Owned/Partnered Entities (Dual Campus)
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (Replications)
• Pneumonia Core Measures (Replications)