The vascular access team at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta embraced a multidisciplinary approac...

November 9th, 2012
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In 2008, Albany Medical Center was one of 18 regional referral neonatal intensive care units to a...

February 1st, 2012
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A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

February 1st, 2012
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Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

February 1st, 2012
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Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

February 1st, 2012
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Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

February 1st, 2012
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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

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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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

February 1st, 2012
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Highland Hospital established its Rapid Response Team in late 2006 to provide a quick, multidisci...

February 1st, 2012
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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

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

February 1st, 2012
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The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

February 1st, 2012
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In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

February 1st, 2012
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Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

February 1st, 2012
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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

February 1st, 2012
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