All you need to take advantage of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) latest tool is hospital administrative or claims data....Read More »
The concept of a just culture is relatively new to the healthcare industry and has become a critical and necessary component of any organization’s...Read More »
In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care...Read More »
The term “malpractice” often invokes images of courtrooms and spiraling insurance rates, but malpractice data can often be used for the purpose of...Read More »
True or false: Serious medication errors have occurred when physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals assumed they knew what was...Read More »
True or false: There are many processes that can be measured, and there are often more improvement opportunities than an organization can handle...Read More »
In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (...Read More »
Staff members are often trained to report a potential medical error, or near-miss event. However, more often than not, these events go unreported...Read More »
Core measures—they’re a part of the fabric of hospital life, particularly given their connection to CMS reimbursement numbers. All staff will have...Read More »
