May 22, 2012

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Stories and Videos - Quality

Bolder communication helps diagnose malnutrition

04/27/2012 Roseville clinical dietians improved identification and diagnosis of malnourished patients by making their assessments and diagnosis recommendations more obvious for physicians. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Team controls hypertension, earns spot at Quality Conference

04/11/2012 This snapshot describes how a team increased blood pressure control with a targeted outreach plan. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Clinic makes KP.org sign-ups easy

02/28/2012 A Mid-Atlantic team finds a way to increase onsite KP.org registrations without affecting care delivery. [ SNAPSHOT ]

SF lab switches needles and reduces complaints

12/06/2011 San Francisco Medical Center out-patient lab switched to new needles after member complaints of bruising. The old design also made accidental needle stick injuries more likely, said staff. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Errors drop with pre-op doubling up

11/09/2011 At the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Colorado, two nurses review a patient's check-off list before surgery, dramatically reducing missed antibiotic orders. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Nurses help newborns get closer to moms

10/12/2011 A Hawaii UBT used a communications campaign to increase quality time newborns spend with moms. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Seamless care for respiratory patients

10/04/2011 Colorado UBT improves follow-up care for Emergency patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [ STORY ]

Regional collaboration reduces infections

08/11/2011 A look at the Northwest’s regional surgical services team, which is working to keeping patients safe from harm in the OR. [ STORY ]

Three patient safety strategies for UBTs

08/09/2011 In this article from the Summer 2011 issue of Hank, Doug Bonacum, vice president of Safety Management, offers three strategies unit-based teams can use to accelerate their patient safety work. [ STORY ]

Daunted by data? Tips for getting started

08/09/2011 Understanding how to use data is a crucial element in making clinical or operational improvements, and thes tips from the Summer 2011 issue of Hank will help teams make a plan for using metrics. [ STORY ]