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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 24, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved the Dallas safety net hospital's corrective action plan to address what the federal agency calls "immediate jeopardy deficiencies" in infection control and emergency department care.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 24, 2011
Using a hospital safety checklist to reduce deadly bloodstream infections can not only save lives, Johns Hopkins researchers say. It can also deliver a tenfold return on the cost of the program.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 15, 2011
A tale of three urban hospitals, each grappling with nosocomial infection prevention in different ways. It's hard to tell which works best, but all are tackling an issue that is at the center of a national debate.
By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, August 23, 2011
Hospitals are using radio-frequency identification badges to improve patient flow, shorten length of stay, and more.
By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, August 23, 2011
Evidence shows that patient outcomes improve when nurses have baccalaureate degrees. But most nurses don't have them and increasing the numbers with BSNs is tough. Nurse leaders must get fired up and overcome three things that stand in their way.
By: August 23, 2011
22% of healthcare leaders say lack of cultural fit or employee buy-in is their organization’s biggest patient experience stumbling block, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/intelligence/081/industry-insight-report.html
By: August 23, 2011
Date: October 26, 2011
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