Seasonal influenza remains a serious public health concern. According to the CDC, seasonal influe...

September 1st, 2012
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Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...

August 13th, 2012
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Though more work needs to be done, our nation's hospitals are making advancements in providing qu...

July 23rd, 2012
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The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...

June 1st, 2012
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

June 1st, 2012
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Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

June 1st, 2012
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Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

June 1st, 2012
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The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

June 1st, 2012
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Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

May 21st, 2012
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This list was created by the AAAAI executive committee. The goal is to identify items: common in ...

April 1st, 2012
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The American College of Cardiology asked its standing clinical councils to recommend between thre...

April 1st, 2012
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Enriching. That's how AnMed Health views the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of its ...

March 19th, 2012
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Adoption of rapid response teams has grown dramatically in hospital settings. Despite limited evi...

March 2nd, 2012
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This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and s...

March 1st, 2012
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This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

February 22nd, 2012
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Improving quality of care can go hand in hand with eliminating disparities in care. University of...

February 13th, 2012
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Early elective deliveries have been proven to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes post d...

February 1st, 2012
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Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

February 1st, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

February 1st, 2012
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