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Making structural improvements in health care
March 20, 2018
The relatively new field of improvement science provides a framework for research focused on health care improvement.
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New tool improves hand-off communications
March 19, 2018
One of the riskiest transitions that patients go through is when they change levels of care.
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Analytics, board support are quality improvement keys
March 16, 2018
Knowing when your interventions are having an effect is a skill essential to QI success.
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Measuring high-value care practices
March 8, 2018
There are few instruments designed to measure the success of high-value care practices.
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Caring for transgender inpatients
March 1, 2018
Hospitalists will increasingly find themselves caring for patients who openly claim a gender identity outside the traditional gender categories.
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Team engagement and motivation critical to QI success
February 28, 2018
Behavioral change is one of the greatest challenges of quality improvement, says veteran QI leader Dr. Thomas McIlraith.
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Paring the risk of antibiotic resistance
February 7, 2018
Stewardship, monitoring, education, and thoughtful de-escalation can help avoid the overuse of sepsis drugs.
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Preventing sepsis alert fatigue
January 31, 2018
Quality improvement projects hone the art and science of sensitive and specific warnings.
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Charting a new course in sepsis management
January 18, 2018
Quality improvement initiatives help hospitalists navigate the challenges of ward-based sepsis care.
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Phoenix Children’s Hospital integrates care from ground up
January 9, 2018
More than 1,000 physicians in the Phoenix metro area are part of a hospital network with incentive-laden contracts for meeting care and wellness goals.
