Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

June 1st, 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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Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

June 1st, 2012
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This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

February 22nd, 2012
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Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

February 1st, 2012
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Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

February 1st, 2012
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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

February 1st, 2012
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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

February 1st, 2012
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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

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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The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

November 1st, 2011
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A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
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Aesop?s fable "The Bundle of Sticks" teaches a lesson in working together: "Union gives strength....

February 8th, 2010
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The Problem The results of blood tests are crucial to physician decision making. At St. Luke's, ...

August 1st, 2009
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