Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and im...

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

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

This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...

Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...

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

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

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

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

North Bronx Healthcare Network devised a process to analyze its departmental risk management data...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

Alice Hyde Medical Center's new program is designed to ensure safe medication administration in t...

This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identifie...

Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...