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According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...
After reducing health care-acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) in 2011,...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
The goal of this project was to standardize protocols for controlling patient pain following tota...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...
Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...
Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...
The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...
The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...
This AHRQ video vignette illustrates how to engage dialysis patients in infection prevention....
Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...
Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...
A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...
Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...
Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...
Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...
Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...
This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...
This certified CME/CE series is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence-b...
The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...
The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...
This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...
The Problem Communication is listed as the leading factor in the root causes of sentinel events ...
