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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy and ongoing drug shortages have caused a dramatic...
Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
Some patients have difficulty effectively managing their medications because they don't fully und...
After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...
To reduce the time to first dose of antibiotics to directly admitted pediatric oncology patients ...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
In late January 2012, pharmacists began reviewing potential pneumonia patients using a screening ...
Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...
The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...
Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...
Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...
A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...
Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...
North Bronx Healthcare Network devised a process to analyze its departmental risk management data...
As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has taken a lead role in creating the Hope Dis...
