Oct 23, 2013 | ‘CSI’ Program Empowers Nurses to Improve Quality Metrics
The best ideas for improving patient care are coming from front-line staff
Oct 22, 2013 | 4 ways hospitals can prevent readmissions
Patients' failure to take prescribed medication is estimated to cost the U.S. healthcare system as much as $300 billion a year.
Oct 21, 2013 | Celebrating Pharmacists: A Core Part of Your Health Care Team
The more patients know their pharmacist, the more they will know about their medications
Oct 18, 2013 | 10 Policy Recommendations to Boost Medication Adherence
Eliminating barriers to prescription refills is essential in order to facilitate ease of medication adherence for patients
Oct 17, 2013 | UK clinic highlights hospitals’ role in patient experience, satisfaction
Use of more personal information in EHRs to promote an empathy-based approach to patient experience and satisfaction
Oct 17, 2013 | Geography affects what drugs seniors are prescribed
Patients don't always fill their prescriptions, because of cost or fear of side effects or myriad of other reasons
Oct 16, 2013 | ICU transfer checklist improves patient safety
Standardized checklist for transferring ICU patients to hospital services can help improve medication reconciliation and more
Oct 15, 2013 | Hospitalizations to decline under ACA; impact on outcomes murky
Increased output when higher prices are paid & decreased output when costs rise
Oct 11, 2013 | Patient activation influences readmission rates
Hospitals should add patient activation to their list of readmission reduction strategies
Oct 11, 2013 | Study finds rise in medical, prescription spending amid recession
Consumers' out-of-pocket prescription spending remained unchanged from 2007-2011