Quality Street

This area is for general Quality Improvement talk, news and opinion.

March 8–14, 2020 Patient Safety Awareness Week

Announcement Martina 3K views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina March 2020
Checking in on the Checklist - Report on impact of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

Announcement Martina 36 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina January 2020
AHRQ Study Provides Recommendations for Detecting and Removing Unnecessary Catheters

Announcement Martina 35 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina January 2020
Real time peer auditing reduced CLABSI rate at NC hospitals

Announcement Martina 297 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina January 2020
N.J. Reduces C-sections Overall and for First-Time Moms

Martina 44 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina December 2019
We Will Not Compete on Safety: How Children's Hospitals Have Come Together to Hasten Harm Reduction

Martina 453 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina November 2019
AHRQ Releases New Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit for Hospitals

Martina 688 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina November 2019
Tri-State Hospital Group Partners to Improve Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety

Martina 13 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina October 2019
Canadian-made electronic tool found to be effective in safely reducing medication overload

Martina 413 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina October 2019
Cambridge Health’s Team Culture Reduces Infections

Martina 614 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina October 2019
Nationwide Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Denmark contributes to 20% decrease in antibiotic use

Martina 626 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Martina October 2019
CDC report: Hospitals are stepping up antibiotic stewardship efforts

Martina 4 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina August 2019
3 areas Massachusetts hospitals should address for safer emergency care

Martina 283 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina August 2019
Eliminating MRSA transmission in a tertiary neonatal unit–A quality improvement initiative

Martina 12 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina August 2019
Health Affairs: The Quality Of Surgical Care Delivered By The Military Health System

Martina 374 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina August 2019
IHI: Patient Safety Tools: Their Benefits and Limitations

Martina 3 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina July 2019
California leading the change on maternal care quality

Martina 22 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina July 2019
National Patient Safety Goal 03.05.01 (Anticoagulation Safety)

Martina 141 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina July 2019
AHRQ Releases First Public Database on Patient Safety Events Submitted by PSOs

Martina 13 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
Implementation of surgical checklists sees 30-day surgical mortality rate reduced by one-third

Martina 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
QUASER Hospital Guide - Research on QI in 5 European countries

Martina 725 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
Participation in National Surgical QIP Resulting in Improvement in Surgery Quality of Care

Martina 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
Importance of teamwork and communicating for avoiding medical errors

Martina 13 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
TeamSTEPPS Helps St. Louis Hospital Keep C-Section Rate Low

Martina 152 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina June 2019
Six Ways to Use a CAHPS® Survey for Quality Improvement

Martina 1 view 1 comment 0 points Most recent by GaryW5284 May 2019
New Patient Safety Toolkit now available from IHI

Martina 2 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina May 2019
What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections

Martina 23 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina May 2019
Hospital safety culture can influence certain surgical patient outcomes

Martina 8 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina May 2019
What US hospitals doing to prevent common device-associated infections: results from national survey

Martina 302 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina May 2019
AHRQ Stats: Increased Use of “Teach-Back” Method

Martina 14 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina May 2019
Study on antibiotic prescribing for common infections in UK identifies areas for improvement

Martina 12 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Martina May 2019
Bathing patients with an antiseptic reduces bloodstream infections

Martina 4 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina April 2019
Telemedicine reduces ICU mortality rate at Valley Health

Martina 22 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina March 2019
Register for AHRQ Webcast - Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Care Experience

Martina 3 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Martina March 2019