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Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That's what is driving Beebe CAREs, launched in 2012 by Beebe Healthcare, based in Lewes, Del. Patients establish goals, framed not by a physiological measure but by a life event or activity: attending a child's…
Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human errors. TeamSTEPPS, Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, capitalizes on the Department of Defense's expertise in medical and non-medical team performance and AHRQ…
Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for hospitals and other health care organizations. In order to address this often overlooked danger, the Joint Commission, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational…
This white paper provides valuable perspectives on how the accountable care movement has or will impact the hospital sector. This work was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.