The closed-door discussion focused on the best practices of organizations that have won or were f...

December 7th, 2011
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Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...

December 1st, 2011
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In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...

December 1st, 2011
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About 1 in 12 adults (8.2 percent) aged 21 and older discharged from a hospital to the community ...

December 1st, 2011
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In many contexts, cesarean delivery has come to be regarded as the safer option, when in fact it ...

December 1st, 2011
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Clinical IT systems create great opportunities and challenges, especially for rural hospitals. St...

November 21st, 2011
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To perform the study, Health System Change researchers conducted 114 interviews in 2010 with part...

November 21st, 2011
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Frequently Asked Questions regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affor...

November 18th, 2011
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Representatives from Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in...

November 16th, 2011
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Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a "tsunami of activities, expectation...

November 16th, 2011
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Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital wit...

November 16th, 2011
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...

November 15th, 2011
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Integrating the electronic health record to improve the overall care and health of the communitie...

November 14th, 2011
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An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that p...

November 9th, 2011
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In the wake of more widespread use of health IT, the Department of Health and Human Services aske...

November 8th, 2011
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Careful planning and multidisciplinary teamwork were keys for Bethesda Hospital, a 140-bed long-t...

November 7th, 2011
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While any restructuring of the payment system will create incentives that alter providers' behavi...

November 3rd, 2011
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A Pittsburgh-based wellness program enlists entire communities to promote wellness for children.

November 2nd, 2011
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This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital ...

November 1st, 2011
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This certified CME/CE activity is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence...

November 1st, 2011
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