Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

April 4th, 2017
View

A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

August 15th, 2016
View

“Small changes can make a big difference.” So say health care professionals working to prevent ad...

June 20th, 2016
View

One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality f...

March 14th, 2016
View

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

October 6th, 2015
View

A unique telemedicine consultation between a rural hospital and skilled rehabilitation/nursing fa...

October 5th, 2015
View

This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

July 1st, 2015
View

The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

July 1st, 2015
Download

The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

March 9th, 2015

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

June 1st, 2013

Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital...

February 25th, 2013
View

Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...

June 1st, 2012
Download

Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...

April 23rd, 2012
View

For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...

April 16th, 2012
View

Alice Hyde Medical Center's new program is designed to ensure safe medication administration in t...

February 1st, 2012
Download

The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

February 1st, 2012
Download

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

February 1st, 2012
Download

To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

February 1st, 2012
Download

In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

February 1st, 2012
Download

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

February 1st, 2012
Download

The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...

July 1st, 2009
Download