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Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...
A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...
A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...
With nearly half of all emergency departments operating at or above capacity and the majority of ...
The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The award...
In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...
Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...
Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...
Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...
The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...
Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...
Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...
Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...
The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...
As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...
Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...
The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...
This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...
Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...
In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...
Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...
Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...
To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...
Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...
In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...
NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...
Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...
This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...
Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...
Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...
South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...
A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...
Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...
In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...
Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...
As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...
In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...
Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...