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September 16th, 2016
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Hospital readmissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failu...

September 16th, 2016
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Over the past 20 years, nursing homes have been undertaking a cultural transition to look and fee...

May 2nd, 2016
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In 2012, a physician-led Pioneer accountable care organization recognized an opportunity to bette...

February 29th, 2016
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The skilled nursing facility three-day waiver program is an exciting opportunity at Partners Heal...

February 29th, 2016
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In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

October 6th, 2015
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Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...

September 14th, 2015
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The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

June 8th, 2015
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Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

April 3rd, 2015
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Read about how Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare developed a minority nusing program that identifies ...

December 15th, 2014
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Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...

November 13th, 2012
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Secondary analysis of data from two studies examining palliative care in rural areas was conducte...

October 1st, 2012
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In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

February 1st, 2012
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Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...

December 1st, 2011
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The Problem In 2004, Faxton Hospital and St. Luke's-Memorial Hospital merged. The leaders of the...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem In 2007, all 19 regional perinatal programs in New York began looking at the reducti...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem Nurses have always stuggled with balancing time between their workloads. Employee sa...

July 1st, 2009
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