News tagged with performance improvement


Outsourced radiologists perform better reading for fewer hospitals

(Medical Xpress)—Experience working for a particular hospital matters when it comes to the performance of radiologists who work for outsourcing teleradiology companies, according to a team of researchers, whose finding ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection control certification associated with lower MRSA infection rates

Hospitals whose infection prevention and control programs are led by a director who is board certified in infection prevention and control have significantly lower rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

All hospital emergency rooms should be prepared for children

(HealthDay)—All hospital emergency departments (EDs), including community hospital EDs, should have the appropriate medications, equipment, policies, and staff to provide effective emergency care for children, ...

Health created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Little progress in participation of early-career registered nurses in hospital quality improvement activities

Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses (RNs) in quality improvement (QI) efforts is essential to improving our health care ...

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commission unveils plan to improve care, reduce health spending by $184 billion over the next decade

Noting the "unprecedented opportunity" provided under the Affordable Care Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and other recently enacted federal laws, the Commonwealth Fund ...

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0