2020 Top Winners

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Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d’Alacant
San Juan de Alicante, Spain


Early Diagnosis and Improved Management of Patients with Diabetes through Strategic and Automated Test Algorithms via Primary Care 

Find out how a multidisciplinary care team uncovered previously undiagnosed patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes through strategic reflex testing, leading to: 

  • Improved patient wellness
  • Increased clinician confidence
  • Enhanced resource utilization
  • Reduced healthcare costs
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Canterbury District Health Board
Christchurch, New Zealand 


Reducing Patient Risk and Enhancing Care through the Development and Implementation of a New Chest Pain Pathway, Expedited by and for the COVID-19 Era

Find out how an integrated care team optimized pathways for patients with suspected heart attacks in the Emergency Department, leading to:

  • Improved patient diagnosis
  • Increased clinician confidence
  • Reduced unnecessary admissions
  • Lowered healthcare costs
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University of Manitoba, Chronic Disease
Innovation Center at Seven Oaks General Hospital
Manitoba, Canada


Kidney Check: The Next Generation of Surveillance for Hypertension, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease 

Find out how an integrated care team activated point-of-care to improve Chronic Kidney Disease in remote areas throughout Canada, leading to:

  • Increased patient awareness
  • Increased clinician satisfaction
  • Enhanced hospital reputation
  • Mitigated risks
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The data, information, inferences and conclusions shared within the award winning best practices posted on this website are provided using data from the award winning applicants. No independent verification was done by partners of the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence program. Outcomes are likely to vary across sites with different processes, personnel, products, and patient populations. No claims or processes are specifically being recommended by the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Program. 






Congratulations to the best of area winners

BEST OF ASIA PACIFIC: CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD

BEST OF EUROPE: HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN D'ALACANT

BEST OF LATIN AMERICA: HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN

BEST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY

BEST OF NORTH AMERICA: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, CHRONIC DISEASE
INNOVATION CENTRE AT SEVEN OAKS GENERAL HOSPITAL

 





2020 Teams of DISTINCTION

 

 

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NOVEL COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR STREAMLINED SARS-COV-2 TESTING TOWARDS OPTIMIZED PATIENT OUTCOME DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Dubai Health Authority
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REDUCING CATASTROPHIC ADVERSE EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK THROUGH EARLY RECOGNITION OF RISK AND SYSTEM-WIDE AUTOMATIC ALERTS

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
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EARLY DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES OF MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES

Hospital Clinico San Carlos  

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Reduction of Inpatient Daily Blood Draws with Data Science and Clinical Collaboration

St. Paul’s Hospital

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Reducing Post-Operative Complications in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Hospital Virgen Macarena

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Use of Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) Unlocks the Door to Efficient and Effective Investigation of Patients with New Bowel Symptoms

NHS Tayside

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REDUCING MEDICAL ERRORS AND ENHANCING PATIENT CARE THROUGH PATHOLOGY LED STRATEGIC ACTIVATION OF POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN AN EMERGING MARKET

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

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Improved Safety for Patients with Indeterminant Pulmonary Nodules through Optimized Diagnostic Pathways for Lung Cancer

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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Enhanced Identification and Care for Patients with Undetected HCV and/or HIV via Opt-Out ED Screening with Active Education and Linkage to Care

University Alabama Birmingham Hospital

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2020 teams of Achievement

 

 

russia
Improving Patient Experiences via Reliable Pre-Surgical Biomarker Risk Assessments in Patients Undergoing Eye Surgery

St. Petersburg Hospital Number Two

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Improving Population Health through Screening for Hepatitis C to Enable Treatment for Undetected Viral Infections

Biomédica de Referencia

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tanzania
Improving Care and Overall Experience for Patients who Present to a Tanzania Clinic with Suspected Cardiovascular Diseases

Faith Medical Tanzania Clinics

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Optimized Detection and Management of Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy for Improving Maternal and Offspring Outcomes

Hospital Virgen de la Luz

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Procalcitonin: A Successful Clinical Formula for the Early Recognition and Management of Sepsis in the Emergency Department

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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Maintain High Quality Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Institut für Medizinische und Chemische Labordiagnostik, Mein Hanusch Krankenhaus

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Maximizing Delivery Method and Clinical Resources for Timely Patient Communication of COVID-19 Status

Nova Scotia Health 

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Laboratory-Led Company-Wide Screening Programs for Safe, Back to Work Strategies during COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Suliman Al Habib Medical Group

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COVID-19: Using Data, Innovation, and Collaboration to Support Better Patient Outcomes

North West London Pathology

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india
Increased Detection of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women Using Sex-Specific Upper Reference Limits in Clinical Pathways for Patients Presenting with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute

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Strategic SARS-CoV-2 Testing for Risk Mitigation and Optimal Health of Healthcare Workers and Patients

Marienhospital

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Enhanced Discovery of Unidentified Comorbidities and Diagnosis Through the use of Diagnostic Logics Empowered by Laboratory Medicine and Informatics

Seirei Hamamatsu HP

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