Electronic Health Records implementation is still highly heterogeneous across health care systems...

November 8th, 2012
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Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promotin...

September 20th, 2012
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Safety-net hospitals have lower performance than non-SNHs on metrics of patient-reported experien...

July 1st, 2012
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Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...

June 1st, 2012
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A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

June 1st, 2012
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The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

March 12th, 2012
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The patient safety portal includes links to valuable tools and resources.

March 1st, 2012
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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

February 1st, 2012
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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

February 1st, 2012
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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

February 1st, 2012
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The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

February 1st, 2012
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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

February 1st, 2012
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This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

February 1st, 2012
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In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

February 1st, 2012
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Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

February 1st, 2012
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Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

February 1st, 2012
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Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

February 1st, 2012
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In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...

February 1st, 2012
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