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A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase diversity in management and leadership and increase cultural proficiency in health care. In early 2006, an ad hoc committee at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, reviewed the organization's work…
Infants born to mothers electively at a gestational age of 37-39 weeks are more likely to develop respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. These children are more likely to have lifelong problems with asthma and other respiratory ailments. In central Illinois, there has been an…
Development of a Norwood Clinic allowed the quality improvement team to create goals to decrease morbidity and mortality and improve the long-term quality of lifefor patients with HLHS. Over the past year, the hospital focused on innovative operative and post-operative care, effective care…
The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient population in the emergency department. The chief nursing officer led this initiative, utilizing Lean methodology with an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on streamlining patient flow. Strategies for…
This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in federal and state laws regarding responsibilities and imlementation.
HRSA Posts Some 340B Audit ResultsDate: Wednesday Febraury 27, 2013 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently updated its website with information on 18 audits of 340B covered entities it completed in fiscal year (FY) 20
Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital is implementing huddles and other strategies to reduce falls among inpatients. Unit staff determined that a huddle called immediately after a patient falls is crucial for learning and helping to…