The Problem Incorrect patient identification through the registration process increases the pote...

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The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...

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

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The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...

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The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

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The Problem Inapproprate inductions of labor, defined as elective iductions less than 39 weeks g...

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The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...

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The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...

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The Problem Falls can occur at any time during the hospitalization, resulting in complications s...

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The Problem In 2007, the Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality partnered with the Michi...

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The Problem With mechanical ventilation being a large part of care for critical patients, teh ne...

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The Problem Bronson's patient safety committee appointed a task force to look at medication erro...

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The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...

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The Problem Hand hygiene is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in ...

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The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...

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The Problem The infection rate in the NICU at Charleston Area Medical Center was 18 percent in 2...

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The Problem After examining hospital data to pinpoint opportunities to improve, Gundersen Luther...

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