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CMS Awards $347M for Patient Safety

Recipients in effort to continue the success of HEN program include Carolinas Healthcare, Dignity and the Health Research & Educational Trust
September 30, 2016
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Recipients in effort to continue the success of HEN program include Carolinas Healthcare, Dignity Health and the Health Research & Educational Trust.
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Hospital Engagement Network Results Show 34,000 Harms Prevented

Findings from the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 improvement project across more than 1,500 hospitals show major reductions in early elective deliveries and surgical site infections.
September 27, 2016
Paul Barr
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Findings from the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 improvement project across more than 1,500 hospitals show major reductions in early elective deliveries and surgical site infections.
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2017 Environmental Scan

Quality and Patient Safety: Hospitals Respond to Measurement Fatigue

Part eight in a series on trends affecting the hospital field.
September 15, 2016
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Part eight in a series on trends affecting the hospital field.
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Can Clinical Pharmacists Help Cut Readmissions in Half?

Medication reconciliation and follow-up hold promise in bid to avoid penalties
September 13, 2016
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Two-thirds of emergency readmissions for patients over 65 are the result of preventable medication errors.
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3 Lessons Health Care Leaders Can Learn from the EpiPen Story

Paul Keckley describes how hospital field execs can learn from drug company missteps.
September 13, 2016
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Paul Keckley describes how hospital field execs can learn from drug company missteps.
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Pathologist Uses Informatics to Make the System Work for Patients

Big data and next-generation sequencing are driving an accelerated demand for clinical informatics.
September 12, 2016
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Big data and next-generation sequencing are driving an accelerated demand for clinical informatics.
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Sentara Healthcare Manages Quality at the System Level

Top-down approach is unusual, and tricky to manage
September 9, 2016
Andis Robeznieks
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Top-down approach is unusual, and tricky to manage.
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A Little Patient Education Goes a Long Way

Discharge-focused heart clinic at University of Virginia Health System reduced readmission rates and dropped costs for those enrolled.
September 2, 2016
Matt O'Connor
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Discharge-focused heart clinic at University of Virginia Health System reduced readmission rates and dropped costs for those enrolled.
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Meet The Surprising New Asset in Superbug Detection

Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of <em>C. difficile</em>.
August 30, 2016
Paul Barr
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Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of C. difficile.
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4 Ways for Physicians to Avoid Polypharmacy, Build On Population Health

Inpatient physicians are well-positioned to be gatekeepers for polypharmacy.
August 29, 2016
Todd J. Kislak
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Inpatient physicians are well-positioned to optimize patients' pharmacy lists.
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