The objective of this work is to improve the quality of patient care in the admission office service of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) by standardizing and systematizing its ...

Hospital readmission rates are declining and there are several contributing factors. One of the main factors is that reducing patient admissions within 30 days after being discharged from an earlier ...

With shrinking margins and increasing regulations, skilled nursing facilities are admitting more and more patients under high scrutiny. The stressful process can take a toll on your staff in turn, ...

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Vol. 13, No. 4 (August 2001), pp. 333-338 (6 pages) Introduction. A 20-month quality improvement project was undertaken in order to improve the ...

Tracer methodology, used by The Joint Commission since 2004, has increased the focus on the patient care process at the point of care. "During many surveys, the frontline staff nurse becomes one of ...

State officials investigating a whistleblower complaint at a new Tacoma behavioral health hospital found the facility did not have clear admissions standards, which could have jeopardized patient ...

A total of 317 patients were admitted to our ICU for CAP during the two studied periods: 142 (44.8%) during the historical period and 175 (55.2%) during the intervention period. Baseline ...

The Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare will partner on an initiative to develop new clinical programs aimed at improving ...

Oral arguments were heard today, via video conference, in a federal civil rights lawsuit. It alleges the state of New Hampshire is failing to provide due process to people who are involuntarily ...