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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...
The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...
A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...
As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...
Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...
South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...
At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...
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...
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...
Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...
Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...
Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...
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 ...
For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...
As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...
Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...
Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...
In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...
