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Health care-associated infections due to multiple drug-resistant organisms, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections. The Joint Commission's new National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2009 require you to implement evidence-based practices to prevent all three of these.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston have shown that using bar-code technology to augment the counting of surgical sponges during an operative procedure increases the detection rate of miscounted and/or misplaced sponges. Their research is published in the April 2008 issue of the Annals of Surgery.
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A growing number of organizations are disclosing errors to patients, but this can be disastrous if handled poorly.
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The national focus on patient-centered care isn't just about teaching patients to become more engaged in self-management of their careit also means putting patients on committees and advisory boards to participate in the process of developing quality programs.
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Pediatric head injury is the leading cause of trauma mortality in children.
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At a time when case management departments all over the country are facing cuts in staff or just remaining stable, DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa, AL, recently added four 0.7 FTEs to the case management departments of its two largest hospitals.
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In addition to giving your administration a list of roles, provide specific and detailed definitions and outline the functions your department performs for those roles, says Toni Cesta, RN, PhD, FAAN, vice president, patient flow optimization for the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System and health care consultant and partner in Case Management Concepts LLC.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) honored four hospital volunteer programs with the Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence (HAVE).