Antibiotic stewardship was implemented in 2011 and focuses on five "D's": Drug, De-escalation of ...

June 16th, 2015
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

June 16th, 2015
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The goal was to reduce the delay in patient care by reducing patient wait times, both from reques...

June 16th, 2015
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Medical center evidence pointed to a delay in surgery beyond 48 hours for hip fracture patients a...

June 9th, 2015
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The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

April 1st, 2015
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Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. Victims are subjected to force, fraud or coercion ...

February 17th, 2015
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This articles explores how HealthPartners decided to target nonclinical determinants of populatio...

August 1st, 2013
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As the U.S. population ages and the number of Americans impacted by obesity and diabetes increase...

December 1st, 2012
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At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

November 12th, 2012
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Health plans and Medicare are using cost profiles to identify which physicians account for more h...

November 1st, 2012
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AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

October 30th, 2012
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Purpose: To explore surgeons' perceptions of the factors that influence their intraoperative deci...

October 10th, 2012
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Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...

October 2nd, 2012
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A recent article from the Los Angeles Times looks at how the traditional doctor-patient relations...

September 13th, 2012
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A loading dose is an initial dose of medication administered to rapidly achieve therapeutic level...

September 9th, 2012
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An article on the SF Gate website profiles the new wave of medical school graduates, millennial a...

September 3rd, 2012
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This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

June 1st, 2012
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Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

June 1st, 2012
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This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

February 22nd, 2012
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With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

February 1st, 2012
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