At the 7th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium in Chicago this fall, Kathi Patterson,...

December 20th, 2010
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While many health care-acquired infections are transmitted by personal contact due to poor hand h...

December 6th, 2010
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Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's econo...

December 1st, 2010
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Rarely does an orthopedic physician discuss information workflow with an ER doc, but at Regions H...

November 29th, 2010
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This multi-case study describes how eight hospitals used Lean Six Sigma to examine and improve wo...

November 1st, 2010
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When an employee found directions in her hospital?s emergency department?with directions to other...

October 18th, 2010
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Quality improvement and transparency go hand in hand, David Ballard, M.D., senior vice president ...

October 11th, 2010
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After reading many success stories about hospitals streamlining and improving patient flow in the...

October 4th, 2010
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Joseph Betancourt, M.D., director of multicultural education for Massachusetts General Hospital i...

September 20th, 2010
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Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

September 13th, 2010
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The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...

September 1st, 2010
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The medical standard for timely angioplasty was 90 minutes door to balloon.  The average for Lehi...

August 30th, 2010
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Senior leaders at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, knew the system's community-acq...

August 23rd, 2010
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed ...

August 16th, 2010
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Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital has used everything from screen saver reminders to notes from th...

August 9th, 2010
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Seamless, effective patient handoffs are a critical piece of any hospital?s patient safety framew...

July 19th, 2010
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This compendium of guides, reports, and toolkits provides a wealth of actionable resources to hel...

July 1st, 2010
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The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...

July 1st, 2010
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A key ingredient for success under health care reform will be the ability to utilize health infor...

July 1st, 2010
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The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...

July 1st, 2010
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