In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication administrati...

The term “malpractice” often invokes images of courtrooms and spiraling insurance rates, but malpractice data can often be used for the purpose of fostering patient safety. In the surgical...

Systemic change does require visionary leadership. The board of trustees for our facility established a new three-year strategic plan based on our six indicators of success. One such indicator is Qual...

Inside: New AHRQ tool to help hospitals better display quality data Malpractice data analysis offers window into surgical error The ideal just culture Indiana hospital involves patien...

All you need to take advantage of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) latest tool is hospital administrative or claims data. Called MONAHRQ (My Own Network, Powered by AHRQ),...

Inside: Report card helps track timing and dating success Hospital nearly doubles medication scanning rates Success in a fall reduction strategy Medication Management and pharmacist f...

In May, CMS released a set of updated clarifications to the often-challenging Anesthesia Services Conditions of Participation (CoP) Interpretive Guidelines. These updates affected the following areas...

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True or false: Open communication between care givers, patients, and families, as appropriate, is an important aspect in creating a culture of safety....