ED bottlenecks are common problems in hospitals causing excessive wait times, decreasing patient ...

May 17th, 2010
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Reducing preventable harm by half is a lofty goal for any hospital, let alone a large, integrated...

May 10th, 2010
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Reducing preventable harm by half is a lofty goal for any hospital, let alone a large, integrated...

May 10th, 2010
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When Katherine Herrmann, the clinical quality facilitator at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, w...

May 3rd, 2010
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This article addresses health care innovations that can help improve population and meet future h...

May 1st, 2010
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When the Infection Prevention and Control Department of Medical Center of McKinney in McKinney, T...

April 26th, 2010
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Presented by Eric A. Coleman, MD,  this webinar addressed proposed changes in how hospitals are r...

April 20th, 2010
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At Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, discharge planning truly begins at admission. Care te...

April 19th, 2010
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As the automobile industry in Flint, Mich., has declined, area residents have faced significant s...

April 12th, 2010
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Reducing patient readmissions is both a critical patient safety need and a growing financial conc...

April 5th, 2010
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When the H1N1 flu virus emerged in the spring of 2009, U.S. hospitals were challenged by crowded ...

March 30th, 2010
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"There are two jobs at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, Utica, N.Y. "taking care of patients directl...

March 15th, 2010
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The 3,500 employees of Eastern (Bangor) Maine Medical Center are role models for other employees ...

March 8th, 2010
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Even best practices need fine-tuning. When the critical care team at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, ...

March 1st, 2010
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An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...

March 1st, 2010
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Due to the size and breadth of their organizations, multi-hospital health system leaders have a s...

March 1st, 2010
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After attending a 2005 conference on trauma-informed care, two nurses at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospi...

February 22nd, 2010
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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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Extending services beyond the hospital walls to its most vulnerable patients?that is the goal of ...

February 1st, 2010
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When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...

January 25th, 2010
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