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Hospital Uses Pocket-Sized Handout to Improve Core Measures Compliance
Core measures—they're a part of the fabric of hospital life, particularly given their connection to CMS...
Web Exclusive: Increasing Nurses' Competency With Geriatric Patients
With an aging population, acute care hospitals are seeing more elderly patients, increasing the need for nurses...
Patients Benefit From Restraint-free Care
Facilities across the country, whether they are ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designated hospitals, designation...
Developing a Just Culture
Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, director of nursing education and staff development at Summa Health System, a...
Nursing Excellence Program Provides Framework for Patient Safety Initiatives
Those facilities that have been designated as American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program®...
Web Exclusive: Nurses Hold Nurses Week Dear
I touched a nerve last week when I asked if we still need Nurses Week. Judging from the emails and comments I received...
Web Exclusive: A Touch. A Word. A Cause for Healing
In recognition of Nurses Week, Ron Watson, director of communications for Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, PA, writes...
Hospital Management, Nurses Do Not Agree on Value of Recognition
A recent report contradicts the idea that employees value recognition of their efforts higher than anything else. The...
Integration of Mental and Physical Treatment Leads to Improved Patient Outcomes
Roughly 5% of the patient population is complex. Those complex patients typically have a chronic physical issue (e.g...
Web Exclusive: Making Nurse Research Part of What We Do
Suzanne M. Burns, RN, MSN, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, FCCM, FAANP, professor of nursing and director of the Research Program at...

Book: The Complete Guide to Transforming the Patient Experience
The patient experience impacts all areas of healthcare, including patient satisfaction, quality (as measured by...
Book: Orthopedics and Spine: Strategies for Superior Service Line Performance
This book is a must-have resource for any organization looking to enhance patient satisfaction, streamline operations...
Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Seminar: Service Line Strategies Virtual Workshop 2010
Webcast: Geriatrics Service Lines Strategies
As the aging population grows, healthcare organizations need to prepare for the financial stress this demographic will...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor’s Role in CDI: A Collaborative Approach for Success
This one-day seminar provides an in-depth session on the essential functions of the physician advisor and his or her...
Webcast: Cultivating Physician-Hospital Alignment in the ACO Era
The physician-hospital relationship has always been important but with reform, fortifying these partnerships is now an...
Audio Conference: Slash Your Readmission Rates
With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of...
Webcast: Tackle Physician Turnover Costs, Rev Up Recruitment
Physician turnover can cause millions to walk out your front door. Losing just one physician can mean a $1 million hit...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor's Role in CDI: San Diego, CA