VBMC-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)