After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

March 12th, 2013
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After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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The heart failure quality improvement team set out to improve scores on heart failure core measur...

March 12th, 2013
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In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

March 6th, 2013
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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

November 19th, 2012
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and im...

October 22nd, 2012
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Patients hospitalized for tobacco-related illnesses may be the most motivated to quit using tobac...

August 6th, 2012
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Marking its 60th anniversary last year, Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, can count many accompli...

July 16th, 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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Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...

June 1st, 2012
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Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

June 1st, 2012
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

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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Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...

April 23rd, 2012
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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

February 1st, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

February 1st, 2012
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Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

February 1st, 2012
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