In June, the Healthcare Association of New York State launched its Triple Aim Campaign, highlighting member hospitals and health systems that are transforming healthcare by focusing on healthcare's triple aim.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
TeleTracking has published a blog post on the importance of good hand hygiene and the ability to track hand hygiene compliance in recognition of Global Handwashing Day, which was Oct. 15.
Each year, between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall while in the hospital. That rivals the number of patients who contract a healthcare associated infection (HAI). Of those patient falls, 111,000 result in a fatality, and 30-35% result in…
ArborMetrix co-founder Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH, director of policy research at the Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy at the University of Michigan and chief of the division of minimally invasive surgery co-authored an article recently published in the…
100 Patient Safety Benchmarks — 2014 For hospitals, benchmarking data can be incredibly valuable. Click to Continue>> Advocate Health Care’s 5 Keys to Patient Safety Earlier last week, The Leapfrog Group released its 2014 spring Hospital Safety Scores. Click…
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The average hospital spends about $1 million a year to run its credentialing program. However, these programs help hospitals avoid adverse events, which cost the average hospital $5.1 million each year, according to an infographic from IntelliCentrics.
The Fayetteville (N.C.) VA Medical Center announced it will temporarily downgrade its emergency department to an urgent care clinic until its staffing issues are resolved, according to a report from the Fayetteville Observer.
Efforts to reduce emergency department visits associated with adverse drug events should focus on psychiatric medications, which are top offenders when it comes to root causes of ED visits, according to new research from JAMA Psychiatry.
Accountable care organizations participating in the Pioneer program and Medicare Shared Savings Program reduced Medicare spending by $817 million last year, according to CMS.
Following the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, emergency department use fell among young adults ages 19 to 25, who are now able to stay on their parents' plans until age 26, according to a Stanford University…