The mission: to eliminate all preventable harm by January 1, 2012. The team leaders: board of dir...

June 27th, 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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Salt and a jar of pickles: That's what one HealthEast (St. Paul, Minn.) transition coach found in...

April 11th, 2011
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The Problem According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...

September 24th, 2009
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At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...

September 24th, 2009
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The ProblemMedication reconciliation—comparing a patient's medication orders to all medications t...

August 5th, 2009
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The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...

August 1st, 2009
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