The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

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Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

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The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...

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Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

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Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

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Good patient/provider communication correlates with greater patient satisfaction, increased patie...

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The Red Box strategy was created to help reduce cost and health care worker time associated with ...

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Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming ...

November 19th, 2012
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The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicia...

September 26th, 2012
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Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...

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University Hospitals Case Medical Center has undergone a decade-long cultural transformation to a...

July 19th, 2012
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The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...

June 1st, 2012
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In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

March 1st, 2012
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Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

February 1st, 2012
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St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

February 1st, 2012
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Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

February 1st, 2012
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In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

February 1st, 2012
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The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report provides res...

January 1st, 2012
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Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a "tsunami of activities, expectation...

November 16th, 2011
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