Quality Improvement (QI) projects require a series of distinct steps and timely data collection that will allow clinics to see if changes are yielding results, a consultant told attendees at a ...

A study released Thursday by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) shows that hospital quality improvement programs increase strain on nurses, aggravating an already difficult nursing ...

The former CMS administrator, who coined the term the Triple Aim, spoke about what he sees ahead in technology and how uncertainty is affecting the healthcare quality movement. Last month, The ...

Today’s skilled nursing facilities face many challenges in the delivery of high-quality and safe care for vulnerable patient populations. Significantly, the very limited resources available in ...

This May, the Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report on the shortcomings of nursing home oversight in the U.S. “Uninspected and Neglected” found that nearly one-third of nursing homes are ...

Improvement in the quality of care delivered to patients and consumers across the healthcare system is a crucial strategic priority for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Patient ...

The Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI) framework can be used in everyday practice to improve patient outcomes, minimise environmental and financial costs, and add social value.

SILVERTON — Silverton Cascadia has received the Bronze Quality Award from the American Health Care Association/National ...

Continuous electronic monitoring with telemetry is an important hospital practice for monitoring patients who are at high risk of serious cardiac events. Unfortunately, it is often overutilized. When ...