Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

February 1st, 2012
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This commentary presents a model developed to explore how health information technology affects c...

January 1st, 2012
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Go to kp.org with your smartphone, or download the free Kaiser Permanente app at Android Market t...

January 1st, 2012
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To perform the study, Health System Change researchers conducted 114 interviews in 2010 with part...

November 21st, 2011
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Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a "tsunami of activities, expectation...

November 16th, 2011
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This sponsored supplement explores the challenges of investing for lower-cost devices, services a...

August 1st, 2011
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Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

July 29th, 2011
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This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...

January 1st, 2011
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Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

September 13th, 2010
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The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...

September 1st, 2010
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The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

July 1st, 2010
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The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...

October 8th, 2009
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The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

October 8th, 2009
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The content of this best-practices guide, and the process by which it was assembled, are emblemat...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Norwalk Hospital was an early developer and user of health information technology. I...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem The emergency department corrective action team began May 2, 2007 with the mission s...

July 1st, 2009
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