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Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...
Seamless, effective patient handoffs are a critical piece of any hospital?s patient safety framew...
Moving from a paper world to an electronic one is an "evolution," says Marcy Stoots, RN, director...
For executive leaders at Catholic Healthcare Partners, Cincinnati, patient safety is an issue to ...
Reducing preventable harm by half is a lofty goal for any hospital, let alone a large, integrated...
When the H1N1 flu virus emerged in the spring of 2009, U.S. hospitals were challenged by crowded ...
The 3,500 employees of Eastern (Bangor) Maine Medical Center are role models for other employees ...
An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...
When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...
At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...
The Problem Advocate Christ Medical Center's space in the admittance bay area and resource usage...
The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...
The Problem In a 2008 medical staff satisfaction survey, 93 percent of Advocate Good Shepherd ph...
The Problem Incorrect patient identification through the registration process increases the pote...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...
The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...
The Problem Good Samaritan's LWBS rate (2.1 percent) is close to the national average (2.0 perce...
The Problem According to a study published online by Health Affairs on January 15, 2008, the med...
The Problem The women and infants department's lean journey began in early 2006 when a local hos...
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...
