“End of life care,” “serious illness” or “advanced illness” are some of the terms used to categor...

August 1st, 2012
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PLF hosted a session on achieving team-based health care delivery. David Nash, MD, founding dean ...

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This multi-year NACHRI effort is focused on reducing CLABSI in the pediatric hematology/oncology ...

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Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...

August 1st, 2012
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This commentary was written by  Daren R. Anderson, MD, vice president and chief quality officer, ...

August 1st, 2012
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This is a collection of resources around computerized physician order entry to assist in implemen...

August 1st, 2012
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This toolkit presents Muskegon County's Community Health Needs Assessment  process and results, a...

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Studies suggest that the presence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) adds a layer of complexity...

July 31st, 2012
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Safety-net hospitals have lower performance than non-SNHs on metrics of patient-reported experien...

July 1st, 2012
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America’s hospitals are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all patients, especi...

June 17th, 2012
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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) partn...

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

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Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

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A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...

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After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

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Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...

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Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

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Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...

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A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...

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Excess days were identified as an area for improvement due to the disparity between hospitals wit...

June 1st, 2012
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