A surgical quality collaborative in Tennessee allowed 10 hospitals to reduce surgical complications by nearly 20% since 2009, saving at least 533 lives and $75 million in reduced costs.
It's been six years since a group of infection prevention organizations, hospital associations, and regulators assembled to release the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. Now the go-to resource for infection control is getting a...
Data released in May by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows improvements in patient safety have saved thousands of lives and billions in healthcare costs.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
Leadership and physician involvement increasingly come up in accreditation and survey preparation. In almost every situation that deals with process improvement or cultural change, the term "leadership involvement" comes up. But how does leadership involvement play out in the community, and what...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
The ECRI Institute has released its annual "Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations," and as always, it is an interesting journey to see how these issues connect with the accreditation field. As quality and safety increasingly tie together into the standards and accreditation...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
