Some argue that the AHRQ survey doesn't paint the full picture...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss the frequency of incidents of violence in the healthcare environment Identify barriers to tracking the number of violent incidents inv...

Updated scores from The Leapfrog Group shows a 6.3% overall improvement in scores, and highlights Maine as one of the top states for patient care...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the CMS Patient Safety Initiative Discuss the use of tracer tools in month six after survey ...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss the frequency of incidents of violence in the healthcare environment Identify barriers to tracking the number of violent incidents inv...

Updated scores from The Leapfrog Group shows a 6.3% overall improvement in scores, and highlights Maine as one of the top states for patient care...

System administrators say quality reporting using third-party measures "will raise the bar for all of us"...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the recent changes to bar codes for medications Identify potential problems created by these new changes Discuss barriers to impr...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss changes to the PFI process Identify updates from CMS regarding the EHR ...

Data integrity failures with health IT, poor care coordination, and reporting errors associated with test results top list ...