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It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...
Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...
In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...
About 1 in 12 adults (8.2 percent) aged 21 and older discharged from a hospital to the community ...
In many contexts, cesarean delivery has come to be regarded as the safer option, when in fact it ...
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the promise to transform how health care is delivered ...
During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their fa...
Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital wit...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...
In the wake of more widespread use of health IT, the Department of Health and Human Services aske...
Reducing postoperative complications could reduce costs associated with readmissions by millions ...
This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models th...
The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...
The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...
Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...
Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...
The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions designed to encourage greater coordination an...
A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...
According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...
The study concludes that more widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in amb...
This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...