The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

September 16th, 2016
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The blood bank relocated to a new hospital facility while the labor and delivery (L&D) unit remai...

September 16th, 2016
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Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

March 28th, 2016
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital reviewed rates of third and fourth degree obstetrical trauma (Patient S...

February 29th, 2016
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An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

September 14th, 2015
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Perineal trauma during childbirth can lead to significant short- or long-term complications such ...

June 16th, 2015
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs direct judicious antimicrobial use to optimize patient outcome...

June 16th, 2015
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Reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones is an important intervention for antimicrobial stewardsh...

June 16th, 2015
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National attention to the issue of antibiotic stewardship is increasing. Drug-resistant bacteria ...

June 8th, 2015
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Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

April 3rd, 2015
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Recognizing the need for diversity management, Sparrow Heatlh System in Lansing, Mich., hired a d...

December 1st, 2014
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Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop...

March 1st, 2013
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There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...

September 7th, 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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