In response to a rapidly transforming health care environment, hospitals and health systems acros...

January 19th, 2017
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BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru...

January 19th, 2017
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Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

September 16th, 2016
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The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

September 16th, 2016
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Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

April 25th, 2016
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The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

February 29th, 2016
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Nighttime or off-shift intubations are a low-frequency, high-risk procedure in a community hospit...

February 29th, 2016
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This health care system's unique post-acute care (PAC) continuum of Inpatient Rehabilitation Faci...

February 29th, 2016
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This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...

March 10th, 2015
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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

August 18th, 2014

This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in fede...

March 1st, 2013
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Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...

November 13th, 2012
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At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

November 12th, 2012
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Acute care hospitals have been establishing palliative programs at a rapid pace; the United States n...

November 1st, 2012
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Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

November 1st, 2012
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AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

October 30th, 2012
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Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

February 1st, 2012
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Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...

February 1st, 2012
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The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...

September 1st, 2011
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The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...

August 1st, 2009
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