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Mastering MRSA: Pilot Project Lowers Rates 73 Percent

November 10, 2009 | Program Result

Investigators with the Plexus Institute developed a pilot program at six hospitals to control and reduce the rate of infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most virulent hospital-acquired infections in the United States.

Quality Improvement Works: Pittsburgh Hospitals Significantly Reduce Bloodstream and MRSA Infections, Double Reporting of Medication Errors

June 12, 2008 | Program Result

The Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative partnered with area hospitals in a project designed to improve quality of care and patient safety. Project staff oversaw the production of a video about the initiative.

Improving the Safety of Patient Care by Looking at the Airline Industry

December 1, 2011 | Program Result

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine applied a step-by-step approach used to dramatically reduce aviation fatalities to improve the use of two devices that account for a disproportionate share of medical errors in hospitals.

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