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

May 31st, 2015
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Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

June 1st, 2013

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

May 13th, 2013
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Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

April 8th, 2013
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Saint Elizabeth’s Medical CenterWabasha, MN25 Beds Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, part of Min...

January 1st, 2013
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In an era of team-based care, nurses are increasingly taking on new leadership roles. Beatrice Ka...

November 12th, 2012
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"Commitment to caring" and "quality improvement" and"patient engagement" are more than catchphras...

November 5th, 2012
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Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

November 1st, 2012
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Many hospitals feel they have adequately addressed the issue of bloodstream infection prevention ...

November 1st, 2012
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Multidisciplinary rounding (MDR) is a model of care in which multiple members of the care deliver...

February 1st, 2012
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Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

February 1st, 2012
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According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

October 3rd, 2011
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This report summarizes the results of that survey, which indicated that overall influenza vaccina...

August 19th, 2011
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The Problem In 2004, Faxton Hospital and St. Luke's-Memorial Hospital merged. The leaders of the...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem MRSA accounts for more than 18,000 deaths annually nationwide, according to the CDC....

August 1st, 2009
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