One of the most crucial — and often most challenging — steps in changing hospital processes is gaining buy-in from physicians and staff. For changes in areas such as information technology, the ...

New study findings show the vast majority of small-scale quality improvement (QI) projects in surgery suffer from poor ...

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Continuous electronic monitoring with telemetry is an important hospital practice for monitoring patients who are at high risk of serious cardiac events. Unfortunately, it is often overutilized. When ...

“At the heart of improvement is small testing for change,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, founder and principal of The Altos Group. Ms. Kliger has learned the value of conducting small tests of ...

The Department of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine is committed in our pursuit of high-value health care. Quality improvement is a continuous process that drives our efforts. Our Quality ...

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