The ProblemMajor abdominal surgery, such as elective colon surgery or major hernia repair, is hig...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem St. Francis struggled getting non-emergent patients from the door to an ED bed in a ...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem Nearly one million people develop pressure ulcers each year, and 60,000 U.S. hospita...

July 1st, 2009
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Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve...

April 2nd, 2009
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The report recommends improved ways in which primary care practices should be paid for delivering...

February 1st, 2009
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Mercy has participated in developing a network of health care providers and community agencies to...

January 28th, 2009
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The Diversity & Inclusion Council was developed to create and sustain an organizational culture t...

January 27th, 2009
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The Lourdes Center for Public Health works collaboratively with academic and community partners t...

January 26th, 2009
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The St. Francis Medical Center Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center employs a full-time breast healt...

January 24th, 2009
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In the Pink is a program of Saint Michael's Medical Center and the program provides outreach, edu...

January 23rd, 2009
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St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has taken a lead role in creating the Hope Dis...

January 22nd, 2009
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Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable servi...

January 20th, 2009
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Infant mortality remains a major concern in Milwaukee. The "Baby Safe Sleep" program , which is f...

January 3rd, 2009
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W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...

September 9th, 2008
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