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How to Fix a Culture of Indecision
A culture of indecision – characterized by inaction and corporate malaise – can be broken if leaders exhibit and encourage decisive dialogue, and infuse it throughout their organization.
Policies and Procedures Don't Equal Quality Improvement
Developing policies and procedures alone rarely leads to quality improvement. Attention must be given to issues in both their development and implementation.
The Importance of Meaningful Purpose
Most medical errors are due to defects in the healthcare delivery system and, therefore, can be significantly reduced through system redesign or transformation.
AHRQ Identifies Top 22 Patient Safety Strategies
The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) has identified 22 patient safety strategies that have sufficient evidence base to be recommended for widespread adoption.
Data Transparency in Healthcare
Transparency, a powerful quality improvement tool, is a feature of strong organizational cultures.
Better Healthcare Quality at Hospitals Run by Doctors
The top-performing hospitals in the US are more likely to be headed by a physician than a non-physician.
Nurse Commits Suicide After Medication Error
A nurse committed suicide several months after inadvertently administering an overdose of calcium chloride to a critically ill child.
Hand Hygiene: Essential Facts Every Healthcare Professional Should Know
Every healthcare professional, including healthcare quality professionals, should be well acquainted with the principles of hand hygiene.
Evidence-Based Medicine and Quality Improvement: A Marriage Made In Heaven
Evidence-based medicine and quality improvement offer complementary focus and methods to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
Customer Service: Take the Long-Term View
Healthcare leaders and clinicians will win patient loyalty and create customer evangelists by following some basic customer service principles and taking a long-term view toward customer relationships.