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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...
Only a small percentage of patients develop a health care-associated infection after surgery, and...
The aviation industry has successfully used checklists to ensure safe air travel for passengers a...
Think of all the instruments, equipment and furniture in a hospital operating room. Any of these ...
Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing rea...
More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical s...
Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...
Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...
Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...
Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections cause serious illness and death. Front-line caregi...
During 2012, despite economic challenges, hospitals and health care systems throughout the United...
43,750: That’s the number of fall injuries the CMS Partnership for Patients campaign estimates wo...
One successful initiative can lead to another. A “nurse transitionist” program at Western Marylan...
Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...
Involving everyone from front-line staff to executive committees to home health agencies to patie...
"Commitment to caring" and "quality improvement" and"patient engagement" are more than catchphras...
By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...
Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...
Patients hospitalized for tobacco-related illnesses may be the most motivated to quit using tobac...
Though more work needs to be done, our nation's hospitals are making advancements in providing qu...