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June 3, 2010 | Program Result
In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result
IHI published on its Web site a guide with four "promising" approaches to help hospital staff identify patients at risk for serious injury from a fall and to implement interventions to prevent or mitigate fall-related injuries.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Volume-sensitive services are procedures that lead to better outcomes when a health care institution performs a high number of the procedures. This study investigated whether knowing the benefits of high-volume institutions led patients to actively seek care through those providers.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study analyzed 127 research studies spanning 59 years to find a positive correlation between physician communication skills, as well as physician training in communication skills and patient adherence to treatment recommendations.
January 7, 2010 | Program Result
Performance measures tested to determine whether they can assess and improve the ways nurses contribute to patient safety and health care quality in acute care hospitals.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A program such as WalkRounds can help hospitals diagnose areas of weakness in patient safety, by encouraging interaction between leadership and front-line caregivers. However, hospitals need the commitment, leadership, and resources to implement them properly.
November 23, 2009 | Program Result
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) produced a handbook on patient safety and quality that nurses can use in their work.
March 18, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines inpatient encounter at Mayo Clinic-affiliated hospitals from 1995 through 1998 using the Rochester Epidemiology Project to identify all cases of venous thromboembolism among Olmsted County residents.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined trends and risk factors for post-transplant infections, the second most common cause of death after kidney transplant, in adult kidney transplant patients. Researchers found that the incidence of most infections has changed little since 1995.
December 20, 2009 | Story
New studies examine the impact of "real-time location systems" on nurses and other hospital workers, test a program of nurse phone calls to heart bypass patients suffering from depression, and analyze data on nursing home quality.