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

June 1st, 2012
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Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

May 21st, 2012
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The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

March 12th, 2012
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This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and s...

March 1st, 2012
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An interactive map showing quality initiatives by state

March 1st, 2012
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In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

March 1st, 2012
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Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

February 1st, 2012
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Integrating the electronic health record to improve the overall care and health of the communitie...

November 14th, 2011
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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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The current understanding of what drives readmission focuses on the quality of the inpatient disc...

October 26th, 2011
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Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

October 1st, 2011
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The focus of this edition of the Economic Outlook is the physician preference market. The content...

October 1st, 2011
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Poor planning. High costs. These issues helped prompt Saint Joseph-London in London, Ky., to impr...

July 11th, 2011
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Transplant recipients are fragile patients, at high risk for infections and fluid and electrolyte...

June 6th, 2011
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