During 2012, despite economic challenges, hospitals and health care systems throughout the United...

December 17th, 2012
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43,750: That’s the number of fall injuries the CMS Partnership for Patients campaign estimates wo...

December 10th, 2012
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One successful initiative can lead to another. A “nurse transitionist” program at Western Marylan...

November 26th, 2012
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Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

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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"Commitment to caring" and "quality improvement" and"patient engagement" are more than catchphras...

November 5th, 2012
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By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...

September 24th, 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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Patients hospitalized for tobacco-related illnesses may be the most motivated to quit using tobac...

August 6th, 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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Marking its 60th anniversary last year, Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, can count many accompli...

July 16th, 2012
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Small but mighty describes Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hosp...

July 9th, 2012
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Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

May 21st, 2012
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Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...

April 23rd, 2012
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For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...

April 16th, 2012
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Enriching. That's how AnMed Health views the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of its ...

March 19th, 2012
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Providing quality care for our tiniest patients, many hospitals are eliminating elective early te...

March 12th, 2012
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Wrong site surgeries are rare and difficult to study. But most health care organizations recogniz...

February 27th, 2012
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Improving quality of care can go hand in hand with eliminating disparities in care. University of...

February 13th, 2012
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When Kaiser Permanente in California measured its incidence of pressure ulcers in patients three ...

January 30th, 2012
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