In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

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

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The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

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Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

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In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

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The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

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St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

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NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

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As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

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To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

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With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...

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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

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The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

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With hand hygiene compliance at 37.3 percent, Syosset Hospital implemented a comprehensive approa...

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Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center created the hospital point of dispensing (HPOD) t...

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

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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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Overcrowding and bottlenecks with patient flow plague hospitals and emergency rooms across the co...

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