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If overall performance in all acute-care U.S. hospitals were the same as the nations top hospitals, close to 57,000 more patients could survive each year and nearly $9.5 billion in annual expenses could be saved, according to a study by Evanston, IL-based Solucient.
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A series of fact sheets distributed and posted prominently reinforced staff awareness of proper procedures for minimizing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
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Its as old as humankind itself, yet when recast through modern technology, storytelling is becoming one of the newest and most effective techniques for engendering cultural change and facilitating performance improvement in health care.
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At first glance, a partnership between staff developing an innovative technique such as storytelling and a department like risk management might seem a bit odd, but it really isnt off the beaten path, says James A. Espinosa, MD, FACEP, FAAFP, medical director of the Overlook Hospital emergency department in Summit, NJ, and quality advisor and fellow with the Atlantic Quality Institute, for Florham Park, NJ-based Atlantic Health System (AHS), of which Overlook is one of several facilities.
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A new study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medi-cine in Baltimore indicates that some physicians may be overinterpreting the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders that some patients opt for near the end of their lives.
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Cardiologist care critical; Is simple approach better for heart rhythm problems?
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Organizations of state and local governments have told federal officials that they fully support President Bushs smallpox vaccination plan but have several key issues that must be resolved, not the least of which is how to pay for all they are being asked to do.
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A series of articles written for the Jan. 30, 2003, New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate the need for a massive public and professional education program about the threat of a smallpox release by terrorists and the nations vaccination program.
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In Tennessee and Texas, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is showing cost savings of 15% to 17%, Shawn Bloom, executive director, recently told a National Conference of State Legislatures session on controlling long-term care costs.