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This commentary presents a model developed to explore how health information technology affects care delivery.
This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identified a significant number of discrepancies between charted medications and actual medications being taken. The most common discrepancies were an incorrect medication documented in the chart, often from…
Saving lives and promoting community health certainly are commendable undertakings. To fully realize those goals, hospitals must be good environmental stewards.
This article assesses the potential impact of P4P on national hospital disparities using a two-metric ranking method: a quality rank and a disparity rank.
The closed-door discussion focused on the best practices of organizations that have won or were finalists of the American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. The discussion also explored how best practices can be disseminated at a faster pace to dramatically improve health care…
Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improved continuously.
Ten existential questions will make the difference between limping into the future and soaring to new heights.
As the largest segment of the health care workforce, with more than 3 million professionals, nurses touch every facet of care � and their impact has been mighty. Here are nine ways the nursing field is changing health care.
Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a 'tsunami of activities, expectations and challenges' and many CIOs are concerned about staff burnout.
Success in strategic organizational initiatives depends on changing the way people work together.