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Integrating a simple screening tool into the admissions process for critically ill patients can streamline palliative care consultations, a study found.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement last week launched an Age-Friendly Systemwide Spread Collaborative.
Hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral health care organizations can apply for the Joint Commission’s Telehealth Accreditation program starting July 1.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released four evidence reviews to help health care leaders to prioritize and implement safety strategies.
A webinar sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program will describe how patient experience professionals use multiple methods to capture the patient’s voice.
A handheld ultraviolet light disinfection system showed promise in quickly disinfecting needleless connectors of central venous catheters, which could reduce the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, a benchmark study found.
Nurses in emergency departments could benefit from targeted initiatives to improve compliance with wearing facial protective equipment, according to a comprehensive review.
An American Hospital Association podcast describes how Providence, R.I-based Butler Hospital, a psychiatric facility, collaborated with The Providence Center, a community mental health center, to improve care for behavioral health patients.
In a letter to Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., the American Hospital Association says it supports their efforts to continue the hospital-at-home program, and it would like to work with them to establish a permanent program.
Evidence-based practice education and ongoing support are necessary to promote EBP implementation, a study found.