Overcoming language barriers with patients improves communication, a critical element of safety a...

November 9th, 2015
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This AHRQ video vignette  illustrates how to engage dialysis patients in infection prevention....

October 5th, 2015
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Patient and family engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, lower health care costs, d...

September 15th, 2015
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The link between excessive work hours and adverse errors is inseparable. This project investigate...

September 14th, 2015
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An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

September 14th, 2015
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Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...

July 21st, 2015
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This infographic provides a summary of the HPOE guide “Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: ...

July 14th, 2015
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Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

June 18th, 2015
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Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was to reduce the delay in patient care by reducing patient wait times, both from reques...

June 16th, 2015
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Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

June 16th, 2015
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This toolkit has tips on  Selecting Patients and Families to Serve as Advisors Preparation fo...

June 9th, 2015
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The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

June 8th, 2015
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A multidisciplinary committee found that despite an overall sepsis mortality rate similar to expe...

May 28th, 2015
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The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

May 27th, 2015
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Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

April 6th, 2015

Variation and delays in the early mobilization of patients in the ICU can result in an increased ...

April 3rd, 2015
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A Safe Patient Handling program (SPH) was initiated in 2006. A SPH vendor was chosen based upon e...

March 28th, 2015
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To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their fa...

March 26th, 2015
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The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

March 22nd, 2015
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Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...

February 5th, 2015
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Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed facility in Los Alamitos, California, used best practices ...

February 5th, 2015
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NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...

February 5th, 2015
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Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...

February 5th, 2015
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St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...

February 5th, 2015
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UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...

February 5th, 2015
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Yuma Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed facility in Yuma, Arizona, used best practices and peer-t...

February 5th, 2015
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