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

August 15th, 2016
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“Small changes can make a big difference.” So say health care professionals working to prevent ad...

June 20th, 2016
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Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 2015
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

October 13th, 2014
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The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

September 17th, 2013

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

July 17th, 2013
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Doctors Hospital of Manteca/Tenet HealthcareManteca, CABeds: 73 The ProblemRealizing high-alert ...

July 17th, 2013
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After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...

March 12th, 2013
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After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...

March 6th, 2013
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The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

February 13th, 2013
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Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

November 19th, 2012
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and im...

October 22nd, 2012
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This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

June 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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Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

June 1st, 2012
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Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

June 1st, 2012
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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

February 1st, 2012
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