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Nursing
Leadership Training for Charge NursesThe best place to start when planning leadership training courses for your charge nurses.
Clinical Care
What Kind of Peer Review Data is Helpful to Present to the Board?The chair wants to boil the data down to a few metrics that the board can track, following the "Less...
Clinical Care
Common Claims by Physicians on OPPE DataWhen hospitals and their medical staffs establish expectations of physicians, it is critically important that the organization has the ability...
Clinical Care
The Right Approach for the Right Result: Applying Lean Leadership to Achieve Standard Work in IV TherapyHartford Hospital is sharing its experience as a road map for other facilities looking to improve their processes and quality...
Telehealth
Four Tips for Delivering Safe, Efficient Telehealthcare The Joint Commission's new Quick Safety advisory weighs in on virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Strategy
NQF Report Offers Guidance on Reporting Measurement SystemsVia existing standards for developing and selecting individual measures, NQF collaborated to establish a method of assessing how measures can...
Clinical Care
Selecting Members for Your Peer Review CommitteeWhen appointing committee members, leaders are typically guided by two main attributes: clinical credibility and willingness to serve.
Clinical Care
Sentinel Events for First Half of 2020 Drop SlightlyDespite the challenges of the year, The Joint Commission will continue to review and work with healthcare organizations to reduce...
Strategy
CMS Unveils Initiative to Transform Rural HealthThe Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model will pick 15 rural communities for its Community Transformation Track, which starts...
Clinical Care
New IHI Chief Executive: 'There is No Quality Without Equity'The Institute for Healthcare Improvement selects its chief innovation and education officer to succeed Derek Feeley as president and CEO.
Clinical Care
Many Hospitals Still Don't Have Drug Diversion ProgramsCDC information shows the increase in the frequency of disease outbreaks stemming from drug diversion.
Finance
Most Hospitals See Opportunity to Reduce Corporate Service Costs, Maintain QualityOver a third of provider executives believe they could reduce corporate services by more than 10% without affecting quality.