Venous thromboembolism (VTE), defined as a deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli, is linke...

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Surgical site infections (SSI) lead to patient suffering, morbidity and mortality, extended lengt...

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The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) as a re...

September 16th, 2016
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Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

September 16th, 2016
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Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

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Patient falls during hospitalization can lead to increased inpatient care costs, decreased patien...

September 16th, 2016
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Citrus Valley Health Partners (CVHP) is a nonprofit comprehensive health care system based in Los...

March 14th, 2016
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Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...

December 14th, 2015

Evidence-based guidelines now support restrictive red blood cell transfusion practices to enhance...

October 6th, 2015
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Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...

September 14th, 2015
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

June 8th, 2015
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A quality improvement project using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC method in a 500-bed tertiary medical cen...

June 1st, 2012
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Just three years ago, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center faced falling quality indicators, staff ...

August 29th, 2011

Making cleanliness everyone's responsibility was part of an infection control and patient safety ...

November 22nd, 2010
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