43,750: That’s the number of fall injuries the CMS Partnership for Patients campaign estimates wo...

December 10th, 2012
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In 2008 Don Berwick, Tom Nolan, and John Whittington first described the triple aim of simultaneo...

December 3rd, 2012
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Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming ...

November 19th, 2012
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Involving everyone from front-line staff to executive committees to home health agencies to patie...

November 12th, 2012
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AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

October 30th, 2012
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It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...

October 25th, 2012
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The American Organization of Nurse Executives is the national organization of nurses who design, ...

October 11th, 2012
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Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital...

October 10th, 2012
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Standardization of blood utilization practices could provide opportunity for improved outcomes, r...

October 9th, 2012
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Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adv...

October 1st, 2012
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The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicia...

September 26th, 2012
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A loading dose is an initial dose of medication administered to rapidly achieve therapeutic level...

September 9th, 2012
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Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...

September 9th, 2012
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As health care facilities continually look to strengthen their falls prevention programs and resp...

September 9th, 2012
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Rob Olson, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bellingham, Wash., sold his solo practice when he ...

September 3rd, 2012
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Seasonal influenza remains a serious public health concern. According to the CDC, seasonal influe...

September 1st, 2012
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Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...

August 13th, 2012
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Though more work needs to be done, our nation's hospitals are making advancements in providing qu...

July 23rd, 2012
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The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...

June 1st, 2012
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

June 1st, 2012
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