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Editor's Picks
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10 Years After To Err is Human: Are Hospitals Safer?
My colleague Cheryl Clark marks the 10-year anniversary of the Institute of Medicine's "To Err Is Human" report by examining what has changed in the last decade. The report was the first of IOM's 11-volume "Quality Chasm" series on improving patient care and avoiding mistakes. Since the landmark report, health providers have been chagrined by the revelation that they were killing "a jumbo jet" full of passengers every day, about 98,000 preventable deaths a year. And many of them reacted to the allegation by launching a broad spectrum of efforts to reduce medical mistakes. [Read More]
Initiative Seeks to Reduce Medication-related Problems in Elderly
Medication-related problems are common among older adults, costing billions of dollars annually and reducing the quality of life for many individuals suffering from those issues. Unless something is done to address it, the prevalence of medication-related problems will most likely increase as the baby boomer generation ages. The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has stepped up to the plate with its Campaign 2011. [Read More]
10 Reasons Health Providers Give Thanks
Imagine if health reform stakeholders attended a Thanksgiving feast, a Norman Rockwell-like scene of commotion might ensue. At first, hospitals and physicians might argue over which game to watch on TV. Or they might jockey for who gets to sit at the head of the table. Physician and hospital leaders all might express thanks, including these 10 reasons health providers should be thankful. [Read More]
How Do Five Quality and Value Issues Fare Under the Senate Reform Bill?
While approaches to public insurance options and health exchanges have dominated the discussions of the House and Senate healthcare reform bills, issues addressing quality and value have been threaded throughout both, sometimes matching each other, sometimes showing some differences in the individual bills. Here are five examples of quality and value in the Senate reform bill. [Read More]
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NurseLeaders Forum
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Residency Programs Help Prepare Competent Nurses
Contributor Vicky Goeddeke, RN, MS, CEN, CPEN, the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and nursing excellence manager at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL, examines the financial imperative for providing nursing residency programs, which help new graduate nurses overcome the challenges of moving from nursing school to practice and make a faster transition to become competent, capable caregivers. [Read More]
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Business Rx
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Big Brother is On Your Side: New eICU Technology Provides Additional Support for Bedside Staff Members
Imagine you could interact with multiple patients, diagnose and treat their illnesses, administer drugs, and even ensure that staff members are following infection control best practices 24 hours per day, seven days per week, all without getting out of your chair. This is the basic premise of the eICU, an electronic subdivision of the ICU at Alegent Health in Omaha, NE. [Read More]
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Nursing Health Headlines
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Cosmetic Surgeons Decry Tax on Their Services
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media - November 30, 2009
Healthcare debate is officially on in the Senate
Los Angeles Times - December 1, 2009
Hospital Bans Flowers to Minimize Infections, Clutter
Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media - November 30, 2009
CDC Warns Community-acquired MRSA Threat is Growing
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media - November 25, 2009
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Audio Conferences/Webcasts
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January 11, 2010: Nursing Peer Review: Improve Clinical Performance, Professionalism, and Accountability
On Demand: Hostility to Collegiality: Strategies for Creating Collaborative Nursing Relationships
On Demand: Shared Governance: Effective Strategies to Enhance Your Decision-Making Model
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Sponsored Headlines
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Harnessing effective asset management in an uncertain economy from IBM
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Building a successful validation process and compliance support with IBM Maximo solutions
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Managing healthcare assets and optimizing asset utilization with IBM asset management tools
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Learn how Sisters of Mercy Health achieved its asset management goals in partnership with IBM
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Carving Out a New CEO Model
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Responding to heightened scrutiny and reimbursement cuts, healthcare CEOs are becoming increasingly interactive with a growing list of constituents. [Read More] |
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Service Line Management |
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Don't Count on Colonoscopies
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New procedural developments and a shifting market are changing how physicians and hospitals work together to deliver digestive health services. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Hospital Finances: On the Mend? An interview with Gary Pickens, PhD, from the Center for Healthcare Improvement, with a look at their recent findings on hospital financial recovery. [Listen Now]
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