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The Association for the Healthcare Environment represents directors, managers, supervisors, suppliers and consultants is the professional organization of choice for directors and managers caring for the patient and resident care environment across all care settings, including hospitals, long term…
The IHI Improvement Capability Selfâ€ÂÂAssessment Tool is designed to assist organizations in assessing their capability in six key areas that support improvement: Leadership for Improvement Results Resources Workforce and Human Resources Data Infrastructure and Management Improvement…
This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. One in five Medicare patients find themselves back in the hospital within a month after being discharged for a serious condition.
The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicians in active patient care). It contains responses from 13,575 physicians. Key questions addressed include:
Case: 12-3583 AHA files Amicus Brief with U.S. Court of Appeals supporting ProMedica Health System, Inc., The AHA has a substantial interest in the application of antitrust law to hospital mergers, which often foster, rather than diminish, competition, and in many cases are necessary for hospitals…
By 're-engineering'discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, Penn., has halved its readmission rate for congestive heart failure patients. 'We think of the discharge process as bundled processes of care beginning with admission,' says Carli Meister, R.N.,…
Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promoting the safety of their care, little is known on this issue regarding health care professionals' attitudes toward patient involvement.Objectives: To investigate physicians' and nurses'…
Continuous. Quality. Improvement. To achieve that goal, Meriter Hospital, a 448-bed facility in Madison, Wis., has used the Baldrige National Quality framework. The hospital board's quality of health care committee sets quality aims that include targeting zero health care-associated infections…
A recent article from the Los Angeles Times looks at how the traditional doctor-patient relationship is evolving into one based on patient-centered care. According to the article, the doctor-patient relationship will change by:
This online education program has been developed by infection control experts from Joint Commission Resources and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. It is a foundational course for health professionals in the field of infection control in all health care settings. These courses…