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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...
The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...
Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...
The ProblemMajor abdominal surgery, such as elective colon surgery or major hernia repair, is hig...
The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...
The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...
The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...
The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...
The Problem Nearly one million people develop pressure ulcers each year, and 60,000 U.S. hospita...
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has taken a lead role in creating the Hope Dis...
