43,750: That’s the number of fall injuries the CMS Partnership for Patients campaign estimates wo...

December 10th, 2012
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In 2008 Don Berwick, Tom Nolan, and John Whittington first described the triple aim of simultaneo...

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Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming ...

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Involving everyone from front-line staff to executive committees to home health agencies to patie...

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AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

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It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...

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The American Organization of Nurse Executives is the national organization of nurses who design, ...

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Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital...

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Standardization of blood utilization practices could provide opportunity for improved outcomes, r...

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Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adv...

October 1st, 2012
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The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicia...

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A loading dose is an initial dose of medication administered to rapidly achieve therapeutic level...

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Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...

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As health care facilities continually look to strengthen their falls prevention programs and resp...

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Rob Olson, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bellingham, Wash., sold his solo practice when he ...

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Seasonal influenza remains a serious public health concern. According to the CDC, seasonal influe...

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Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...

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Though more work needs to be done, our nation's hospitals are making advancements in providing qu...

July 23rd, 2012
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The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...

June 1st, 2012
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At Franciscan St. James Health, the nursery had the highest rate of "zero" orders (orders not on ...

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Obstructive sleep apnea is an often unrecognized contributing cause for respiratory failure in ho...

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Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

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The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

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Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

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This list was created by the AAAAI executive committee. The goal is to identify items: common in ...

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The American College of Cardiology asked its standing clinical councils to recommend between thre...

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Enriching. That's how AnMed Health views the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of its ...

March 19th, 2012
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Adoption of rapid response teams has grown dramatically in hospital settings. Despite limited evi...

March 2nd, 2012
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This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and s...

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This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

February 22nd, 2012
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Improving quality of care can go hand in hand with eliminating disparities in care. University of...

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Early elective deliveries have been proven to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes post d...

February 1st, 2012
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Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

February 1st, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

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St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

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

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

February 1st, 2012
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The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report provides res...

January 1st, 2012
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This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identifie...

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

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Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...

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