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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...
Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...
The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...
Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...
Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., have had a long-...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...
Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
The Problem Administrative burdens and inefficient processes left nurses spending just one-third...
The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...
The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...
The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...
