Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

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 an effort to provide hospitals and health systems nationwide with guidance, Premier developed ...

Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

An analysis of the current market

Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...

As a result of care coordination activities with Medicare patients, the opportunity to improve pa...

The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...

The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...

The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...