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Reducing Preventable Adverse Events Through TeamSTEPPS

St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effects of care from reaching the patient is the primary focus of its patient safety efforts.
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Using Simulation to Prepare Nurses for Barcode Medication Administration

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incidence of medication administration errors.
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Creating an Organization-Wide Cultural Commitment to Quality Care: The Right Care, Right Time, Every Time

Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for health care organizations.
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Design and Implementation of an Institute for Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Health System embarked on a journey to improve patient outcomes and change the culture of the entire syst
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Continuous Monitoring and Real-Time Data Review of Falls Intervention Program

The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisciplinary attention and the need for better identification of patients at risk.
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Reducing the Risk of patient Harm Resulting From Falls

In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center conducted a 'Kaizen' process, based on the Lean Six Sigma me
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Conversion to Hendrich II Fall Assessment to Decrease Falls in the Medical/Surgical Areas and Intensive Care Unit

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls was higher than the benchmark National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators data comparisons of