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Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for preventing readmissions at Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va. The 141-bed rural hospital also focuses on four 鈥渕ust-haves鈥 for patient discharge: follow-up appointments, home鈥
The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appropriateness of packed red blood cells transfusion. Evidence based guidelines for appropriate usage of blood products and a standardized order set were developed. Compliance with the guidelines was鈥
For more information, contact Ruth Adeola, program coordinator, violence and injury prevention, at radeola@umm.edu. The HPOE guide 'Hospital Approaches to Interrupt the Cycle of Violence' includes a model for hospital-based violence intervention programs that can reduce violence, save lives and鈥
This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the adult population to the pediatric population to eliminate pediatric CLABSI. The hospital joined a national collaborative in December 2009 that focused on developing and sustaining a program that鈥
AHA's brief specificially urges the Court to grant certiorari over the third question regarding how lower courts weigh evidence that a merging company in the future will have less competitive significance.
Hospitals and care systems are uniquely positioned to play an integral role preventing violence in their communities. Evidence shows that hospital-based violence intervention programs reduce violence, save lives and decrease health care costs.