More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical s...

April 22nd, 2013
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Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...

April 15th, 2013
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Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

April 8th, 2013
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April is National Minority Health Month. Launched in April 2001 by the National Minority Health F...

April 1st, 2013
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The chair files highlight stories of hospitals and health systems that are implementing innovativ...

March 25th, 2013
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The Backyard Initiative at Allina Health, based in Minnesota, is truly taking care beyond hospita...

March 18th, 2013
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Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...

March 11th, 2013
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A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase d...

March 4th, 2013
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A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase d...

March 4th, 2013
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Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital...

February 25th, 2013
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Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...

February 11th, 2013
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From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...

February 4th, 2013
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From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...

February 4th, 2013
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections cause serious illness and death. Front-line caregi...

January 28th, 2013
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Imagine being hospitalized for a serious illness and being unable to communicate with nurses or d...

January 14th, 2013
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Imagine being hospitalized for a serious illness and being unable to communicate with nurses or d...

January 14th, 2013
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Year after year, America’s hospitals respond to meet pressing community health care needs. In 200...

January 7th, 2013
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