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    AHA Webinars

    Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...

    May 11th, 2017
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    Appropriate Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Reduces Risk of CAUTI

    The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Lean Six Sigma Reduces Risk of Medication Errors Due to Medical Dispense Overrides by 53% in a Critical Access Hospital

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

    September 16th, 2016
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    The Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Patient Tracer Program for Proactive Risk Assessment

    Patient and system tracers have been conducted at this institution since 2008. Prior to this proj...

    February 29th, 2016
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    Hospital Menonita de Aibonito - Minimizing the risk for falls

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

    February 5th, 2015
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    Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery: Safety Practices from The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project

    Although rare and difficult to study, wrong-site surgery is a serious risk recognized by health c...

    August 29th, 2014
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