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Moving From Hospital Quality Improvement to C-Suite: How It Happens
A quality professional in Kansas has made the transition successfully, noting her background in quality, safety, and compliance will serve her well in the new position.
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Stroke Care Lessons Learned From Award-Winning Hospitals
The hospitals focused on nationally recognized guidelines and the latest scientific research to improve stroke care.
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Cameras Help Monitor Compliance, Reduce Patient Falls
A health system based in Florida has found using cameras can improve compliance with quality and safety efforts, especially when the camera includes a speaker for communicating with people.
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Hospital Improves Acute Care for Elders With Dedicated Unit
A Massachusetts-based health system is reporting positive results from an initiative designed to improve care for geriatric patients and increase the use of advance care planning.
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Governance by Experts, Aligned Goals Critical to Successful Quality Improvement
Never forget the fundamental elements of a successful quality improvement program, experts say, even as your attention may be drawn away by complex data analysis.
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Patient Watches Solve Safety Issue With Better Use of Resources
Hospitals often struggle with the need to provide close watch over a potentially dangerous patient without relying on skilled nurses or security officers who are needed elsewhere. Some hospitals are finding that a “patient watch” program is the right solution.
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Specialty Pharmacy Can Improve Quality, Increase Revenue
Hospitals are finding that specialty outpatient pharmacies can improve quality of care and patient safety and bring in additional revenue. The process can require significant resources, but the benefits may include a greater return on value-based contracts.
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DOJ Offers Guidance on Compliance Programs
Healthcare professionals involved in compliance programs have new guidance from the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, which recently issued a document that tells white-collar prosecutors how to evaluate compliance programs.
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Many Hospitals Not Complying With Leapfrog Never Events Policy
One-quarter of American hospitals do not meet The Leapfrog Group’s standard for addressing never events, according to a recent report.
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Several Common Features Form Foundation of Successful Quality Improvement Initiative
Regardless of the goal of a quality improvement project, most successful initiatives share common threads. These common factors should form the foundation of any quality improvement effort and help tailor how the effort is carried out.