As many older patients are affected by Clostridium difficile (C.diff) in hospital settings, South...

March 22nd, 2017
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A complete list of every HPOE/HRET guide created since 2010. This list features nearly 80 guides ...

January 9th, 2017
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SBH Health System implemented numerous strategies to reduce the number of Cather-Associated Urina...

January 6th, 2017
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Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

November 28th, 2016
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Since 2012, the Aiming for Zero program at Northwell Hospital is continuously working to reduce C...

September 26th, 2016
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The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

September 16th, 2016
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According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital began working on its sepsis initiative in January 2014, after root cause analysis sh...

September 16th, 2016
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Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

September 16th, 2016
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The organization initiated a project identified by the Infection Control Committee to reduce Fole...

September 16th, 2016
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A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

September 16th, 2016
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Using HOUDINI to eliminate CAUTI. It’s all about decreasing the inappropriate use of indwelling c...

May 16th, 2016
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A key component to making patient care safer is to track your data and progress towards improveme...

April 22nd, 2016
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State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...

March 21st, 2016
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Meritus Health’s replacement hospital, Meritus Medical Center, opened five years ago in Washingto...

March 14th, 2016
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The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...

January 4th, 2016
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Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...

December 14th, 2015

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 2015
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Each year more than one million patients in the United States are diagnosed with sepsis, a condit...

October 26th, 2015
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Kennedy Health Decreases Sepsis BackgroundKennedy Health is an integrated health delivery system...

October 20th, 2015
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