The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

September 16th, 2016
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By using evidence-based medicine and hardwiring concurrent review, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Hig...

September 16th, 2016
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Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

September 16th, 2016
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Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

April 25th, 2016
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In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

April 22nd, 2016
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April is National Minority Health Month. Led by the HHS Office of Minority Health, the 2016 event...

April 18th, 2016
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When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...

April 11th, 2016
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Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

March 28th, 2016
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Citrus Valley Health Partners (CVHP) is a nonprofit comprehensive health care system based in Los...

March 14th, 2016
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Norwood Hospital is a full-service, 263-bed community hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. In 2013...

March 14th, 2016
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Meritus Health’s replacement hospital, Meritus Medical Center, opened five years ago in Washingto...

March 14th, 2016
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Children’s Hospital Colorado launched a fun, hospital-wide hand hygiene challenge called “Germ Cr...

March 14th, 2016
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The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

February 29th, 2016
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Approximately two years ago frontline staff presented a proposal to remove bed and chair alarms f...

February 29th, 2016
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Tufts Medical Center made a decision to create its own quality improvement training for its workf...

February 29th, 2016
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In 2012, a physician-led Pioneer accountable care organization recognized an opportunity to bette...

February 29th, 2016
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For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...

February 29th, 2016
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North Shore Medical Center aims to provide the perfect patient experience based on evidence-based...

February 29th, 2016
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The skilled nursing facility three-day waiver program is an exciting opportunity at Partners Heal...

February 29th, 2016
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Nighttime or off-shift intubations are a low-frequency, high-risk procedure in a community hospit...

February 29th, 2016
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