Showing posts with label patient safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patient safety. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Nursing Leaders, Finance Professionals Should Improve Collaboration, Understanding

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Nurses and finance professionals can align to improve finances at hospitals and health systems through a better understanding of their resp...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Research Brief: Tailored Plan to Prevent Patient Falls

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This week, we present the work of a team led by Patti Dykes and Blackford Middleton which has created a tool designed to prevent patient fal...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Nurse Burn-Out and Infections

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A new study , published in the American Journal of Infection Control,  presents the work of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, w...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

PCORI and NIA Announce New Partnership on Fall Prevention

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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to form ...
Thursday, June 6, 2013

AACN Webinar on Managing Alarm Fatigue

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On Thursday, June 20 at 10am, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) will present a free webinar: "Managing Alarm Fati...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Nurses Are Concerned that Patient Safety Programs Aren't Up to Par

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An online survey commissioned by by the American Nurses Association finds only two in five hospital nurses in the United States, United King...
Friday, April 12, 2013

AARP and Leapfrog Group Identify Some of the Best Safety Innovations in Hospitals

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INQRI researchers have developed and tested numerous interventions to improve patient safety and several of those interventions are being im...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Human Face of Hospital Readmissions

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Health Affairs blogger Risa Lavizzo-Mourey explores the human face of hospital readmissions , sharing the perspectives of two individuals r...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Upcoming Opportunity: Interprofessional Faculty Development Institute for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is pleased to offer an opportunity for faculty teams to attend the Interprofessional Fa...
Monday, March 11, 2013

TOMORROW: Register for Webinar Now

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TOMORROW   Webinar: Moving Beyond Fall Risk Scores: Implementing an Evidence-Based Targeted Risk Factor Fall Prevention Bundle  Acciden...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

WIHI Event: No Excuses, No Slack! The Latest from the Front Lines on Hand Hygiene

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The upcoming WIHI event,  "No Excuses, No Slack! The Latest from the Front Lines on Hand Hygiene" will be held March 7 from 2:00 ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Missed Last Week's Webinar?

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Did you miss the session on the Creation of a Nurse Manager Development Program to Increase Patient Safety? Well, you can catch up right he...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Reporting Back from Care About Your Care

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What a great event yesterday about preventing hospital readmissions.  If you missed out, don't worry - you can check out the Care About ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Two Days: Two Exciting Events

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TODAY Live Webcast: Care About Your Care The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and dozens of organizations will convene today for Care Abou...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Webinar: Creation of a Nurse Manager Development Program to Increase Patient Safety

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Evidence indicates leadership skills of frontline nurse managers are key to creating magnetic work environments that promote positive outcom...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

New Article Shows Checklists Can Assist in the Operating Room

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A new Reuters article details the ways that step-by-step checklists can help doctors and nurses manage emergencies in the operating room. ...
Friday, August 24, 2012

ANF: Rest Important for Nurses

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A new Health Leaders Media article details an important message from the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) to nurses who may struggling with...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Op-Ed In The Huffington Post Highlights the Significance of Nurses

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Earlier this morning Brian Secemsky, M.D., a resident physician in internal medicine at UCSF Medical Center, emphasized the importance of re...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Massachusetts' Governor Signs Bill Banning Mandatory Overtime

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Earlier this week, Governor Deval Patrick's signed new health care cost containment legislation that included a ban on mandatory overtim...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

How to Better Motivate Nurses and Cut Costs

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Yesterday, Karen Minich-Pourshadi, Senior Editor for HealthLeaders Media , published a fascinating piece that discussed innovative ways for ...