Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...

December 1st, 2011
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In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...

December 1st, 2011
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About 1 in 12 adults (8.2 percent) aged 21 and older discharged from a hospital to the community ...

December 1st, 2011
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In many contexts, cesarean delivery has come to be regarded as the safer option, when in fact it ...

December 1st, 2011
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the promise to transform how health care is delivered ...

November 22nd, 2011
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In the wake of more widespread use of health IT, the Department of Health and Human Services aske...

November 8th, 2011
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This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...

November 1st, 2011
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This certified CME/CE series is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence-b...

November 1st, 2011
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The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...

November 1st, 2011
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Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...

November 1st, 2011
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HHS final standards for data collection on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language and disability ...

October 31st, 2011
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Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

October 19th, 2011
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The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions designed to encourage greater coordination an...

October 13th, 2011
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A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
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According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

October 3rd, 2011
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In 2003 the Institute of Medicine called on health plans to collect data on their members  race a...

October 1st, 2011
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The October issue focuses on disparities in health care, including an article on high-cost, low-q...

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Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

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The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

October 1st, 2011
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A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

September 8th, 2011
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Drug prescriptions need to accurately identify the medications that prescribers intend for pharma...

July 1st, 2011
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This guide serves to explore the concept of cultural competency and build the case for the enhanc...

May 11th, 2011
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To expertly execute a dribble handoff in basketball, communication between teammates is key. How ...

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This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...

January 1st, 2011
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