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Hand Hygiene Improves Patient Safety
November 7, 2016
Does improving hand hygiene compliance from a high level to a very high level reduce healthcare-associated infections?
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Traditional Hand Hygiene Audits Can Lead to Inaccurate Conclusions about Physician Performance
November 7, 2016
Does direct observation underestimate physician compliance with hand hygiene (HH) compared to other professional groups due to the Hawthorne effect?
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Prolonged Ceftaroline Exposure Associated with High Incidence of Neutropenia
November 4, 2016
What is the incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with prolonged courses of ceftaroline?
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Improving Hospital Telemetry Usage
November 3, 2016
Research has shown that inappropriate usage of inpatient telemetry monitoring increases costs to the healthcare system
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Measuring Excellent Comportment among Hospitalists
November 3, 2016
The hospitalist’s performance is among the major determinants of a patient’s hospital experience. But what are the elements of a successful interaction?
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Use Whiteboards to Enhance Patient-Provider Communication
November 1, 2016
Hospitals are confusing places—this basic tool can help simplify things
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Why Aren’t Doctors Following Guidelines?
October 31, 2016
Studies show that when guidelines are applied, patients do better—so why aren’t doctors following them?
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What to Know about CMS’s New Emergency Preparedness Requirements
October 20, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released new emergency preparedness requirements to ensure that providers and suppliers are duly prepared to adequately serve their community during disasters or emergencies
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IV Fluid Can Save Lives in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Sepsis
October 17, 2016
Does increased fluid administration in patients with sepsis with intermediate lactate levels improve outcomes?
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Evaluating Febrile Infants with Step-by-Step Approach
October 14, 2016
What is the performance of the Step-by-Step approach to evaluate febrile infants, and how does it compare to other existing criteria?
