Quality Street

This area is for general Quality Improvement talk, news and opinion.

Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago: successful reduction of catheter-related infections

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Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs

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AHRQ seeks input from all stakeholders to improve the QI program

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Addressing Medication Reconciliation Using a Virtual Care Platform

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Development and Pilot Testing of a Patient-Participatory Pressure Ulcer Prevention Care Bundle

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Key approach to reducing adverse events in the emergency department

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Virtual Training: Medical Errors in the US: The Patient Perspective, May 30 2018

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Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit

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South Australia: 73% reduction in serious medication incidents

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Nottingham University Hospital - Campaign to reduce falls, PU and complains

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Nemours Children's Health - Raising Patient Satisfaction Scores as a Component of Quality Care

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Patient Safety: The Leapfrog Group Releases Latest Report on Maternity Care

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Canada: Early Removal of Unnecessary Urinary Catheters

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Midland Memorial Hospital, Texas - Implementation of TeamSTEPPS to improve patient handoff

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How Children's National Health System is doubling safety event reports through quality initiative

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IHI: Quality Improvement for Non-Clinical Teams

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PA: Doylestown Hospital - improved patient safety through Leapfrog's ICU Physician Staffing Standard

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California: Northeast Valley Health Corporation - Using CAHPS to shorten wait times

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California: Dignity Health's approach to reducing surgical site infections

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Demonstrated high level of proficiency in core standards of patient safety? Earn CPPS Accreditation

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New study on cost of treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK - Flipped discharge approach reduced length of stay

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Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 11-17: Highlighting Patient Safety related activity

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative of South Carolina seeks participants for study

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IHI/NPSF Virtual Training - Engaging Patients and Providers: Speaking Up for Patient Safety

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AHRQ seeks information on use of QIs from public, healthcare industry

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Study Identifies 6 Patient Safety Improvement Opportunities

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CDC Launches Antibiotic Stewardship Online Course

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New Study Identifies Successful Approaches to Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in U.S. Hospitals

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Tip to reduce asthma readmissions: Educate patients prior to discharge

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