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Articles
1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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Author |
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Date |
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| Improving quality care in emergency departments: achieving shorter stays in emergency departments requires a whole systems approach. Staff across the spectrum of patient care will need to be involved if this aim is to be realised. |
Geraghty, Michael |
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Nov 1, 2009 |
1854 |
| Nursing shortage: implications for quality health care. |
Hardin, Sally Brosz |
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Oct 19, 2009 |
516 |
| Midwives asked to share 'bright ideas'. |
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Brief article |
Oct 1, 2009 |
141 |
| Addressing health, quality-of-life issues: one of the most promising developments in recent years is the use of franchising to meet pressing health and quality-of-life issues. |
Seid, Michael |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
1224 |
| Tips for improving the primary health care delivered to people with learning difficulties. |
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Sep 22, 2009 |
692 |
| Cultural competence requirements. |
Gourley, David |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
697 |
| Hospitals are under pressure to improve quality of care: state-imposed fines for medical errors may be increasing. |
Chambers, Heather |
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Aug 10, 2009 |
673 |
| RACs focus on details, admission orders. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
648 |
| Critical Path Network: Hospital discharge process can be more efficient. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
1082 |
| Nurses share document improvement ideas. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
1323 |
| Point of care rapid HIV testing: considerations for service provision. |
Bennett, Juliet |
Essay |
Jun 22, 2009 |
3771 |
| Ambulatory Care Quarterly: 'Seniors-only' ED draws raves from patients. |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
477 |
| Idaho's pilot program aims for reduced costs, improved quality. |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
564 |
| Why are we waiting? Another budget has come and gone and residential aged-care workers are still waiting for just wages. |
Haultain, Rob |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1092 |
| Call to give a 'a voice and heart' to nurses. |
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May 1, 2009 |
710 |
| Whistle-blowing nurse struck off. |
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May 1, 2009 |
396 |
| Death highlights poor ulcer care: an elderly patient who died from an infected sacral pressure ulcer was not cared for adequately, a report has found. The primary lesson for nurses is that prevention of pressure ulcers needs to be taken more seriously, with meticulous assessment, documentation and care planning. |
Weststrate, Jan; Tweed, Carol; Naylor, Wayne |
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May 1, 2009 |
2778 |
| Keeping staff and the organisation safe: so what's the role of an occupational health nurse within a district health board's health and safety team? And what are the major health issues confronting nurses? |
O'Connor, Teresa |
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May 1, 2009 |
1985 |
| Increasing inpatient beds a team effort: multiple stakeholders work together to add beds in Northwest Arkansas. |
Petrizzo, Tom |
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May 1, 2009 |
1386 |
| Reorganizing to provide integrated care: three agencies aim for better coordinated care in Northeast Colorado. |
Maxwell, Wayne A.; Alexander, Kendall P.; Ratliff, Randolph E. |
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May 1, 2009 |
1232 |
| A missed opportunity for the NHS? |
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Apr 24, 2009 |
774 |
| A clinical ladder revision based on the evidence. |
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Brief article |
Apr 1, 2009 |
260 |
| Funding won't ensure safe care. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
335 |
| DHB complains about report on staffing. |
Thomas, Laura |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
387 |
| Use data to promote a holistic approach: organizations that effectively use data will help consumers live healthier. |
Dunn, Ray |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
1133 |
| Collaborative scopes of care committee completes its work. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
1906 |
| Innovation's promise: orthopedic firms understand the critical importance of the pediatric sector, but innovation has been slow to meet the needs of patients and physicians. |
Delporte, Christopher |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
2211 |
| Focusing on populations' health: population health insurance would focus on prevention instead of illness. |
Manderscheid, Ronald W. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
952 |
| Serious events' report 'sobering reading'. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
337 |
| Applying the political process creatively. |
Brinkman, Anne |
Editorial |
Feb 1, 2009 |
1071 |
| Critical Path Network: Program targets pneumonia quality measures. |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
1413 |
| Why new Mexico should not mandate staffing ratios. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
372 |
| Don't fail to innovate in troubling times. |
Diehl, Edward M. |
Report |
Jan 1, 2009 |
1063 |
| Six new technologies. |
Lavine, Lorne |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
1518 |
| Editorial: sham peer review: the Fifth Circuit Poliner decision. |
Huntoon, Lawrence R. |
Editorial |
Dec 22, 2008 |
2003 |
| The Poliner case: the clinical story. |
Poliner, Lawrence R. |
Essay |
Dec 22, 2008 |
2561 |
| Promoting excellence in long-term care. |
Durand, Marcella |
Report |
Dec 22, 2008 |
225 |
| Healthy work environments for nursing practice ... let's make it happen. |
Cormier-Daigle, Monique |
Report |
Dec 22, 2008 |
679 |
| Making the most of EBM: evidence-based medicine moves forward with clinical decision support. |
Charles, Randy |
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Dec 1, 2008 |
1142 |
| HealthInsight to assist healthcare providers improve quality and safety of care. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
380 |
| Development of an interprofessional competency model for healthcare leadership. |
Calhoun, Judith G.; Dollett, Lorayne; Sinioris, Marie E.; Wainio, Joyce Anne; Butler, Peter W.; Grif |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
6519 |
| ED Accreditation Update: Urgent care group, Joint Commission form alliance. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2008 |
120 |
| RN delegates to ANA'S biennial meeting take action to work toward greater nurse retention, address public health issues. |
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Sep 22, 2008 |
773 |
| Sickle cell hospital unit: a disease-specific model. |
Adams-Graves, Patricia; Ostric, Elizabeth J.; Richardson, Pat; Lewis, James B., Jr. |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
5197 |
| Using leadership development programs to improve quality and efficiency in healthcare. |
McAlearney, Ann Scheck |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
5606 |
| Critical Path Network: Initiatives address ED overcrowding, diversion. |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
795 |
| ANA Board of Directors endorses a set of standards for APRN regulation to improve access to safe, quality care by advanced practice nurses. |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
527 |
| Procedural crisis in Nevada and possibly elsewhere: back to nursing 101. |
Burrow, Darla; Remak, Bill |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
1420 |
| Nurse staffing impacts quality patient care: ANA poll reveals serious concerns about quality of care. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
387 |
| Nursing research essential for quality care. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
302 |
| AHRQ's research. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
3277 |
| Disease management: What is it? Why is it necessary? How will it affect me? |
Seifer, Frederic D. |
Cover story |
Aug 1, 2008 |
1639 |
| 'I didn't know'--a defence or not? Nurses need to have an intimate knowledge of their professional standards of practice, as they may one day be investigated and have their actions or lack of them held to account. |
Clark, Angela |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
788 |
| Report urges health care organizations to assess patients' unique and cultural needs. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2008 |
188 |
| Nurse staffing impacts quality of patient care: ANA poll reveals serious concerns about quality of care. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
386 |
| Managers and the new definition of quality. |
Chilgren, Allison A. |
Essay |
Jul 1, 2008 |
3867 |
| Creating comfort: nurses' perspectives on pressure care management in the last 48 hours of life. |
Searle, Christina; McInerney, Fran |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
6494 |
| 2007 Baxter-AACN excellence in patient safety award. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
905 |
| Critical Path Network: Busy ED keeps promise of 'door to doc' in 31 minutes. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
1481 |
| 2008 INA legislative agenda status as of May 14, 2008. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
892 |
| Pay for performance: a nursing perspective. |
Scott, Diane E. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
1982 |
| Physician Groups And Insurers Plan The First Set Of National Standards To Rank Physicians. |
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Apr 11, 2008 |
671 |
| When Do "Reasonable Accommodations" Unreasonably Compromise Patient Care? |
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Mar 27, 2008 |
1187 |
| Advancing health care by putting patients first. |
Tarjan, Roxanne |
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Mar 22, 2008 |
564 |
| Meet your nurse practitioner: improving access to health care, offering cost effective health care, and high quality health care. |
Imgrund, Rebeca |
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Mar 1, 2008 |
860 |
| Federal Government Continues To Focus On Quality Of Care In The Health Care Industry. |
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Feb 27, 2008 |
1347 |
| The speed to know: the convergence of biomedical devices and IT for the ED may lead to improved patient care. |
Morwood, Mark |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
991 |
| DLP nurses assure quality health care across Vermont. |
Keeler, Fran |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
815 |
| ED leads the way in improvement on CAP care. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
840 |
| Nurses' assessment of pediatric physicians: are hospitalists different? |
Pressel, David M.; Rappaport, David I.; Watson, Norine |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
5161 |
| Cultural and linguistic competence in healthcare: the case of Alabama general hospitals. |
Whitman, Marilyn V.; Davis, Jullet A. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
7054 |
| The organizational costs of ethical conflicts. |
Nelson, William A.; Weeks, William B.; Campfield, Justin M. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
5523 |
| The impact of PPS on hospital-sponsored post-acute services: a case study of Delaware Medicare providers. |
Kulesher, Robert R.; Wilder, Margaret G. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
5759 |
| Can it work? Three New England states have made bold reforms in how we provide health care in America. What can we learn from their lead? |
Tobler, Laura; Hager, Christie L. |
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Dec 1, 2007 |
3151 |
| Statewide healthcare education effort underway. |
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Brief article |
Dec 1, 2007 |
281 |
| Working together = quality health care. |
Tarjan, Roxanne |
Brief article |
Sep 22, 2007 |
164 |
| Improving quality step by step: the conclusion to a two-part series about improving the quality of behavioral health services. |
Dougherty, Richard H. |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
2006 |
| SEIU Healthcare, united for quality health care. |
Thorp, Beverly J. |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
267 |
| Volunteer for a study to improve patient safety: JCR seeks volunteers to participate in testing of communication project. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2007 |
170 |
| Accreditation process. |
Dinauer, Cathy |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
477 |
| WHO collaborating centre for patient safety releases nine life-saving patient safety solutions. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
423 |
| Developing rapid response teams: best practices through collaboration. |
Grimes, Corinne; Thornell, Betty; Clark, Angela; Viney, Mary |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
839 |
| Beyond quality of care--updates on pay for performance and the institute for healthcare improvement's million lives saved campaign. |
Fleck, Cynthia A. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
2446 |
| Major improvements possible if states make health a priority. |
Bindman, Alyssa |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
521 |
| Addressing incontinence: Outcomes improve 24%. |
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Jul 1, 2007 |
1207 |
| Concurrent projects aim to improve satisfaction. |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
938 |
| ANA publishes new monograph on National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators Program (NDNQI[R]). |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
176 |
| JCAHO to test nursing-focused care quality measures. |
Haebler, Janet |
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
150 |
| Ensuring timely completion of type and screen testing and the verification of ABO/Rh status for elective surgical patients. |
Saxena, Sunita; Nelson, Janice M.; Osby, Melanie; Shah, Mrugesh; Kempf, Raymond; Shulman, Ira A. |
Clinical report |
Apr 1, 2007 |
4327 |
| Coordinated care is a priority in Massachusetts. |
Foti, Mary Ellen |
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Apr 1, 2007 |
743 |
| Health care reform--a woman's issue. |
DeLorey, Catherine |
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Mar 1, 2007 |
1679 |
| The early experience of a hospital-based pay-for-performance program. |
Sautter, Karen M.; Bokhour, Barbara G.; White, Bert; Young, Gary J.; Burgess, James F., Jr.; Berlowi |
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Mar 1, 2007 |
5555 |
| Links among high-performance work environment, service quality, and customer satisfaction: an extension to the healthcare sector. |
Scotti, Dennis J.; Driscoll, Alfred E.; Harmon, Joel; Behson, Scott J. |
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Mar 1, 2007 |
6625 |
| Benchmarking blossoms in the garden state: a New Jersey provider association and vendor team up to help agencies measure--and improve--quality of care. |
Noto, June |
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Mar 1, 2007 |
994 |
| Attorney: 'Rotation' referrals may compromise care. |
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Feb 1, 2007 |
779 |
| Time for the patient safety movement to coalesce for greater effectiveness. |
Smith, John |
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Feb 1, 2007 |
1417 |
| Accreditation. |
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Cover story |
Feb 1, 2007 |
5466 |
| The power and value of embedded clinical decision support. |
Raiford, Robin |
Report |
Mar 22, 2002 |
1105 |
| Total quality management and nursing: a shared vision. |
Morey, Wendy |
Report |
Sep 1, 1996 |
3061 |
| Introduction of managed care plans in a cardiac surgery unit. |
Kingsland, Suzanna; Smith, Penny; McKinley, Sharon |
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Dec 1, 1994 |
3917 |
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