Abbott | Diagnostics

A warm congratulations to this integrated clinical care team at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in China for earning honors of Achievement with the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence award program. The best practice in early identification of macroprolactinemia has mitigated unnecessary medications and/or imaging tests every 6 month, thereby reducing anxiety for patients and families, all while reducing overall healthcare costs.   Wonderful work Ming Guan, Yao Hu, Hongying Ye, Zhaoyun Zhang and Yao Zhao.   Learn more about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

The Globally REnowned Atlas Trophy aka GREAT trophy is awaiting its next location. To showcase healthcare excellence with this coveted trophy, win top elite honors in 2025 with the prestigious UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence program. Apply today.   Apply now at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyForSomethingGreater

A warm congratulations to an integrated clinical care team at Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation from Zagreb, Croatia for their honors of Achievement with the 2024 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards. Through their Women and Heart program, this team utilizes a testing panel of biomarkers to identify cardiovascular risk and enable cardiac follow-up for early initiation of preventative care, where appropriate.   Congratulations to this integrated clinical care team – Andrea Snagić, Sonja Frančula-Zaninović, Goran Krstacic, and Ante Miljak.   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

Congratulations to an integrated clinical care team Southwest Transplant Alliance from Dallas, Texas, USA for being recognized with Achievement in association with the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards. This care team established a new clinical care pathway that separates organ donor testing from tissue and eye testing, expediting organ matching, placement and ultimately, saving more lives. Through implementation of a different testing cadence and methodology, coupled with organizational education on procedures this team has improved resource utilization, while reducing costs.   Great job Selena Warden, Reid Freeman, Sean Forquer, Doug Butler, Cristina Solomon and their extended team.   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

We are thrilled to congratulate this clinical care team with honors of achievement The University of Kansas Health System. Their team created a testing algorithm utilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to ensure all C. Diff positive stool samples, as detected by PCR test, are reflexed to a toxin EIA. This new algorithm, combined with multidisciplinary education has resulted in an absolute reduction of the NHSN reportable rate by 76%, while also reducing inappropriate antibiotic use by 25%, with an average health system cost savings of $4.3 million.   Congratulations to Melody Nelson, DCLS, CC(NRCC), MS, MLS (ASCP), Matthew Humphrey, Sarah Mester, Matt Shoemaker and Maggie Reavis MPH, BSN, CIC, CPHQ   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

A warm congratulations to this integrated clinical care team at Klinikum Lüneburg from Lüneburg, Germany for earning honors of Achievement with the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence award program. This clinical care team reduced unnecessary CT scans in the emergency department with their new mild head injury assessment pathway. This has positively impacted several aspects of care, including improving patient safety, enhancing clinical confidence, and reducing resources across radiology and nursing, while ultimately saving costs.   Wonderful work Dr.med. Felix Brüning-Wolter, Meike Schrader, Nicola Wolff, and Thomas Rodt.   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

Laboratory Medicine is transforming healthcare. Share with us how your integrated clinical care team has unified for something greater. Apply now through November 15, 2024.   Apply now at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyForSomethingGreater

We are thrilled to congratulate an integrated clinical care team Esculab from Lviv, Ukraine for their Recognition of Distinction in association with the 2024 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards. Their best practice of improving access to health services in vulnerable communities affected by the war is commendable.   Congratulations to Viktoriia Honcharenko, Anna Konyk, and Nataliia Kohut.   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

Congratulations to this integrated clinical care team University Hospital of Wales from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom for being recognized for Distinction in association with the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence award program. Their best practice for improved patient outcomes facilitated by C-peptide testing, enabling reclassification and therapeutic changes for patients with diabetes enables a patient-centered treatment approach, with safe and effective withdrawal of insulin, enhancing quality of life for patients.   Well done to this Team of Distinction! Arshiya Tabasum, Colin Dayan, Carol Evans, Rowan Hellier, and julia johansson-evans.   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater

A warm congratulations to this integrated clinical care team Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA for earning honors of Distinction from the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence program. Their best practice of improving equity in maternal and fetal outcomes by eliminating disparities in maternal drug screening has highlighted the high level of collaborating needed to effect systemic change when long-standing policy is rooted in racial bias.   Inspiring work Stephen Roper, Lauren Nacke, MSW, LCSW, Jeannie C. Kelly, Noor Riaz, and Vahid Azimi   Learn More about their Best Practice or the Award Program at UNIVANTSHCE.com   #UNIVANTS #MeasurablyBetterHealthcare #UnifyingForSomethingGreater