Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

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Good Samaritan Hospital's Clinical Transformation Team guided the formation of a Ventilator-Assoc...

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Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

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Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

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Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

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The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

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At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

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Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

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A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

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Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

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With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

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The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

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For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...

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Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

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