Every aspect of a patient’s experience of care is influenced by valuable and often underused reso...

September 12th, 2016
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A key component to making patient care safer is to track your data and progress towards improveme...

April 22nd, 2016
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Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustaine...

March 16th, 2016
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Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a 79 bed, community hospital serving the residents of eas...

March 14th, 2016
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One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality f...

March 14th, 2016
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The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...

January 4th, 2016
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

October 6th, 2015
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This AHRQ video vignette  illustrates how to engage dialysis patients in infection prevention....

October 5th, 2015
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Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...

August 17th, 2015
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Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...

July 21st, 2015
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This infographic provides a summary of the HPOE guide “Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: ...

July 14th, 2015
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The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

July 1st, 2015
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This New York Times blog was written by a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General ...

July 1st, 2015
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Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

June 18th, 2015
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Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

February 20th, 2015

Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

March 12th, 2013
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Good patient/provider communication correlates with greater patient satisfaction, increased patie...

March 12th, 2013
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Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming ...

November 19th, 2012
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The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicia...

September 26th, 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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St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

February 1st, 2012
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The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report provides res...

January 1st, 2012
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This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models th...

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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According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

October 3rd, 2011
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A report based on an invitational forum held on March 13, 2009, sponsored by Medically Induced Tr...

December 3rd, 2009
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The Problem Progress West didn't so much have a problem but an opportunity. By opening a new hos...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Communication is listed as the leading factor in the root causes of sentinel events ...

August 1st, 2009
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