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Learning From Our Mistakes: A Multi-Institutional Survey of Attitudes and Practices Related to Voluntary Error and Near-Miss Reporting
According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, in contrast to physicists, dosimetrists and radiation therapists who reported the most use of error and
Relationship between Leapfrog Safe Practices Survey and outcomes in trauma
The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of public and private employers who purchase health care for more than 30 million Americans, strives to improve patient safety through encouraging hospitals to impleme
Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation
Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specific measures of hospital quality of care.
The Push to Eliminate Central-Line Infections
John Combes, M.D., president of the Center for Healthcare Governance, talks to H&HN Senior Online Editor Haydn Bush about the 'On the CUSP: Stop BSI' program to eliminate central line-associate
Creating a High-Reliability Organization
Ascension Health has some lofty goals: cut serious safety events by 40 percent by 2014. This comes after preventable deaths dropped by more than 1,500 patients annually.
WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide
The new Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide released by WHO Patient Safety in October 2011 promotes the need for patient safety education to improve the safety of care.
Innovation In The Health Care System
In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nations when it comes to preventable deaths.
Preventing Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Current and Emerging Therapies
This certified CME/CE activity is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence-based guideline recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF.