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Collaborative Formed to Expand Impact of Age-Friendly Care

April 16, 2024
Institute for Healthcare Improvement working with 30 health systems to spread adoption of evidence-based care for older adults across all of their care settings
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Hospitals Recognized for Patient Safety Endeavors
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Study: To Avoid Burnout, Clinicians Want More Than Resilience Training

July 10, 2023
Forty-seven percent of nurses and 32 percent of physicians experienced high burnout, according to 2021 survey in 60 Magnet-recognized hospitals
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Leapfrog Group Report Identifies Racial Disparities in Patient Safety

June 7, 2023
Black patients experience a higher incidence of surgery-related complications than white patients, including 34 percent higher rates of sepsis after surgery, report finds
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Healthcare-Associated Infections Spike, Leapfrog Group Says

May 3, 2023
Organization’s Safety Grades also show a continued decline in patient experience measures
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ECRI: Pediatric Mental Health Is Top Patient Safety Concern

March 13, 2023
‘The challenges caused by the pandemic turned a bad situation into a crisis,’ says ECRI CEO Marcus Schabacker, M.D., Ph.D. ‘We’re approaching a national public health emergency...
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UCSD Health to Build Patient Care ‘Mission Control Center’

Feb. 16, 2023
San Diego-based health system describes the mission control center as a hyper-connected hub to monitor patient health through integration of data streams from sensors, electronic...