There is a critical need to elevate the discussion around workforce planning and development to e...

February 22nd, 2017
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Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

September 16th, 2016
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This HPOE guide, a collaboration with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, explores w...

March 31st, 2016
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The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

September 14th, 2015
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Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

June 16th, 2015
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Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...

May 18th, 2015
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A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...

March 28th, 2015
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Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...

February 5th, 2015
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There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

April 16th, 2014
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Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

November 1st, 2012
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There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...

September 7th, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

February 1st, 2012
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Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

January 1st, 2012
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The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

October 9th, 2011
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The Problem Communication is listed as the leading factor in the root causes of sentinel events ...

August 1st, 2009
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Regional Health Improvement Collaborative provides a neutral, trusted mechanism through which all...

January 1st, 2009
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