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Maybe in today's jaded world, $75,000 doesn't seem like a lot of money to win. But along with that little financial windfall won by University Hospital Case Medical Center in Cleveland in July, came a prestigious title: Winner of the American Hospital Association McKesson Quest for Quality award.
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When you talk to officials at The Joint Commission (TJC) about the annual sentinel event reports released in July, they are quick to tell you that the data represent just a portion of sentinel events in the country, because reporting them to the organization is voluntary.
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What do you do when something you desperately want to fix just won't be fixed?
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No one would argue that ventilators are lifesaving tools for many critically ill patients. But like so much in healthcare, too much of a good thing can be bad.
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By 2020, all accredited hospitals are supposed to achieve a 90% success rate for flu vaccinations among staff.
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Most organizations that are looking for what went wrong after an error are familiar with the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) method.
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It was a summer of crime in Washington, DC, and area police agencies collaborated to implement a crime prevention program called All Hands On Deck. Washington Hospital Center was having a problem with falls. Would a program based on the idea of putting everyone to work to prevent falls help keep patients safe?
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In its sixth year as a Lean organization, MemorialCare in Southern California refers to Lean as its management system, not a quality improvement method, says Diana Hendel, Pharm.D., CEO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children's Hospital and Community Hospital both also of Long Beach.
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