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September 11, 2012 | Story
Susan Elster tells how an RWJF investment made it possible for Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) champions to aim for continuous improvement in the pursuit of perfection.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Over the past decade, advances in the quality of care have been slow. One area of success, however, has been in combating central line–associated bloodstream infections.
July 14, 2010 | Commentary
In this commentary, Dr. Pronovost calls for greater accountability for patient safety within the U.S. health care system. He emphasizes the role of teamwork in reducing CLABSI and other preventable infections.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Implementation of a standardized briefing and debriefing tool in a large regional medical center was a practical and feasible strategy to improve perceptions of interdisciplinary communication and teamwork in the operating room.
April 7, 2009 | Journal Article
A proposed public-private partnership to help the health care community emulate the successes of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team in commercial aviation.
June 12, 2008 | Program Result Report
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.
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this new policy brief, Extending the Cure (ETC) summarizes the latest research about the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing doctor's over-prescribing of antibiotics.
August 29, 2012 | Story
New studies conclude that collaborations between hospital nurses and pharmacists can help avert medication errors, and link nurse 'burnout' to hospital-acquired infections.
March 3, 2011 | Report
The rapid rise of antibiotic resistance can be tracked using ResistanceMap, an online tool that visually highlights regions of the country where this growing public health threat is particularly severe.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
When patients are likely to develop immunity to infection, the duration of antibiotic treatments can be shortened without harm, thus delaying the spread of drug resistance and its concomitant public health impacts, according to this model-based analysis.