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Explaining Michigan

June 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Social scientists describe what worked and why in a successful initiative to reduce central line infections in Michigan ICUs.

The Published Literature on Handoffs in Hospitals

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

A review of existing research on handoffs in order to inform the improvement and standardization of the handoff process in hospitals found that in existing literature, key concepts remain poorly defined and that patient safety is not analyzed against handoffs' other functions.

Effect of Pay-for-Performance Incentives on Quality of Care in Small Practices with Electronic Health Records

September 11, 2013 | Journal Article

A pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive program targeting the proportion of patients achieving measures of preventive services resulted in modest improvements in cardiovascular care.

Effects of Individual Physician-Level and Practice-Level Financial Incentives on Hypertension Care

September 11, 2013 | Journal Article

Individual financial incentives (but not practice-level or combined) resulted in greater hypertension care, yet the effect of the incentive was not sustained after a washout period a new study finds.

Lower Mortality in Magnet Hospitals

May 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The nursing work environment and high-quality nursing workforce contribute to lower mortality rates in "Magnet" hospitals.

Diffusing QSEN Competencies Across Schools of Nursing

April 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The competency integration of the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) core competencies through regional institutes are reviewed in this paper.

Academic/Clinical Partnership and Collaboration in Quality and Safety Education for Nurse Education

April 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The critical role that an academic/clinical partnership plays in implementing the new Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)-based clinical education model is discussed in this article.

From the School of Nursing Quality and Safety Officer

April 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The role of a newly created quality and safety officer (QSO) position designed to increase education in quality and safety measures among prelicensure nursing students is described in this article.

Designing Effective Healthcare Quality Improvement Training Programs

January 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.

Evaluating Quality Improvement Training Programs

August 26, 2013 | Program Results Report

Evaluating Quality Improvement Training Programs funded five evaluation projects to increase the understanding of what works in quality improvement training for health care professionals.

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