Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

April 4th, 2017
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State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...

March 21st, 2016
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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

February 21st, 2014
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The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

September 16th, 2013
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Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

July 17th, 2013
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The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

March 6th, 2013
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Background: Assessment of patient safety culture has recently expanded in inpatient settings, but...

October 1st, 2012
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Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promotin...

September 20th, 2012
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This discussion paper analyzes factors that attribute to  better outcomes at lower costs. The aut...

June 1st, 2012
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After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

June 1st, 2012
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Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality im...

June 1st, 2012
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Best practices from the Surgical Care Improvement Project have been implemented to reduce the inc...

June 1st, 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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In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

March 1st, 2012
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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

February 1st, 2012
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Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

February 1st, 2012
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Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...

February 1st, 2012
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An analysis of the current market

March 1st, 2011
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Why Is Focusing On Preventable Mortality Important?Hospital leaders work hard every day to provid...

February 1st, 2011
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 The purpose of this guide is to provide hospitals with a resource to help reduce inappropriate v...

February 1st, 2011
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The article discusses how the Beacon community program has leveraged health information technolog...

September 1st, 2010
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