This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

February 22nd, 2012
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Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

February 1st, 2012
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Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

February 1st, 2012
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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

February 1st, 2012
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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

February 1st, 2012
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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

February 1st, 2012
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Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

February 1st, 2012
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As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2008, a project was underway to renovate Southampton Hospital's emergency department (upgradin...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2010, Southampton Hospital discovered that its process for checking and maintaining equipment/...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

February 1st, 2012
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

February 1st, 2012
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University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS623 Beds The Problem University of Mississipp...

February 1st, 2012
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Baylor Health Care SystemDallas, TX3,653 Beds The Problem The Baylor Health Care System Office o...

February 1st, 2012
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Children's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsKansas City, MO265 Beds The Problem The patient population a...

January 1st, 2012
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This article discusses preliminary findings from the National Congress of American Indians Policy...

January 1st, 2012
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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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A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
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This brief, based on site visits from Nov. 2009 through March 2010, highlights care coordination ...

September 26th, 2011
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