Core measures—they’re a part of the fabric of hospital life, particularly given their connection to CMS reimbursement numbers. All staff will have...Read More »
Over the past five years, rapid response teams (RRT) have been brought to the forefront of American hospitals. In 2004, the Institute for...Read More »
True or false: There are many processes that can be measured and often more improvement opportunities than an organization can handle at the same...Read More »
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the HCPro book Effective Process Management: Improving Your Healthcare Delivery, written by...Read More »
In 2006, Pam Harmon, RN, legal nurse consultant and chief nursing officer at Fredonia (KS) Regional Hospital (FRH), in Fredonia, Kansas, took a...Read More »
As a healthcare accreditation consultant and quality management professional, I have been exposed to a variety of improvement models within...Read More »
Let’s throw a pair of numbers out there: 26% and 3%. Those are the percentages for emergency department (ED) diversion rates Providence St. Joseph...Read More »
