Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

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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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Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

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

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Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

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

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The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...

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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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For 18 months, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center implemented several interve...

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

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For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

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

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As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...

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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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Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...

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The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

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