Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

September 16th, 2016
View

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

September 16th, 2016
View

Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

September 16th, 2016
View

The organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

September 16th, 2016
View

The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

September 16th, 2016
View

As identified in its 2014 Culture of Safety survey, the hospital’s overall mean score for the sta...

September 16th, 2016
View

A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

September 16th, 2016
View

In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

September 16th, 2016
View

A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

September 16th, 2016
View

Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

September 16th, 2016
View

The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...

September 16th, 2016
View

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

September 16th, 2016
View

By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Hig...

September 16th, 2016
View

Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

September 16th, 2016
View

Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

April 25th, 2016
View

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

April 22nd, 2016
Download

April is National Minority Health Month. Led by the HHS Office of Minority Health, the 2016 event...

April 18th, 2016
View

When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...

April 11th, 2016
View

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

March 28th, 2016
Download

Citrus Valley Health Partners (CVHP) is a nonprofit comprehensive health care system based in Los...

March 14th, 2016
Download