Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...

Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

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

This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

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 ...

In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...

The Problem Emergency departments across the nation are being stretched as more Americans rely o...

The ProblemMedication errors in the health care delivery system are the most common type of error...