Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-...

The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

An Evidence-informed Case Rate is a budget for a comprehensive episode of medical care within a d...

This online executive dialogue explores CPOE implementation. Expert CIOs and CMIOs share their ex...

Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...

An interactive map showing quality initiatives by state

The patient safety portal includes links to valuable tools and resources.

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The use of "triggers" or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring th...

According to a recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey, 41 percent of...

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

Good Samaritan Hospital's Clinical Transformation Team guided the formation of a Ventilator-Assoc...

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

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

Rome Memorial Hospital began this project as a prelude to developing a progressive mobility progr...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center formed a multidisciplinary rapid response team in 2009 to respond to...

At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four ...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...