During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

June 17th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

June 17th, 2015
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Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

June 16th, 2015
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The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

June 16th, 2015
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This toolkit has tips on  Selecting Patients and Families to Serve as Advisors Preparation fo...

June 9th, 2015
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The Wisconsin Quality of Life Index is a multidimensional model for measuring patients’ quality o...

June 9th, 2015
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The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

June 8th, 2015
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The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

June 3rd, 2015
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The Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works close...

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Human resources and the nursing leadership team worked together using a PDCA for rapid cycle impr...

May 31st, 2015
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A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

May 28th, 2015
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The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

May 27th, 2015
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Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...

May 18th, 2015
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Scorecards aren’t just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track...

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Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

April 21st, 2015
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Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

April 6th, 2015

Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

April 3rd, 2015
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