Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

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Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...

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With unique culture trends and stringent regulatory obligations, patient care units are often cha...

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Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

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The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

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

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Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

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Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

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Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

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In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

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Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

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This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

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This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

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

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Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

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The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

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Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

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

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

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Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

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