September / October 2008

• Effective Use of Medication-Related Decision Support in CPOE

• Cardiac Telemetry Guidelines Improve Bed Utilization And Resources

• Improving Adult Immunization Delivery with Policy Changes and Clinical Support

• Objects Retained During Surgery: Human Diligence Meets Systems Solutions

•A Dashboard for the PACU: Given a Window into the OR, Recovery Nurses Transform Work Methods

July / August 2008

• Ferromagnetically Naked: New Tools for MRI Safety

• The Leapfrog Group's CPOE Standard and Evaluation Tool

• Strategies for Success: Clinical HIT Implementation

• Haptics for Touch-Enabled Simulation and Training

• Maintaining Compliance with Joint Commission Medication Management Standards

• Alternative Dispute Resolution in Healthcare: A Prescription for Increasing Disclosure and Improving Patient Safety

May / June 2008

• Patient Identification: Producing a Better Barcoded Wristband

• A New Bundle for Preventing CRBSIs

• Quality, Cost, and Connected Health

• Safety and Satisfaction: Where Are the Connections?

• Informed Consent for Rapport and Communication

• Apology and Disclosure: How a Medical Ombuds Can Help
Bring a Policy to Life

March / April 2008

• An Interdisciplinary Approach to Safer Blood Transfusion

• Conflict Management From the Heart: A Day in the Life of a Medical Ombuds/Mediator

• Satisfied Patients Lower Risk and Improve the Bottom Line

• TRIUMPH: Best Practices in Inpatient Glucose Monitoring

January / February 2008

• Getting Connected for Patient Safety: How Medical Device "Plug-and-Play" Interoperability Can Make a Difference

• Using Technology to Establish Clinical Context

• Patient Safety: The Synergy of Technology and Behavior

• SCIP Compliance and the Role of Concurrent Documentation

• Getting to the Heart of CHF Management

• Telemedicine: An International Quality Care Solution

November / December 2007

• Zero Tolerance: Curbing Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections

• Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking = Quality Outcomes

• Delivering System Transformation
Part I: Respect, Communication, and Best Practices

• Ensuring Medication Reconciliation

• Collaborative Model Leads to Improved Patient Flow

September / October 2007

• Why Worry About Near Misses?

• Reducing Complexity: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing the Medication Use Process for All Medications

• Critical Care Safety Essentials

• Building a Culture of Safety: Creating a Patient Safety Infrastructure through Teamwork Training

• From Punitive Action to Confidential Reporting: A Longitudinal Study of Organizational Learning from Incidents

July / August 2007

• Going High-Tech to Meet the Preparedness Challenge

• The Business Case for Patient Safety

• We're Not Your Enemy: An Appeal from a Consumer to Re-imagine Tort Reform

• Private Health Records and the Health URL

• EHRs, PHRs, and ePrescribing: How Do the Pieces Fit Together?

• Barcode Basics: Why Printing, Symbology, and Media Choices Matter

May / June 2007

• Point-of-Care Medication Error Prevention: Best Practices in Action

• Improving Safety with Barcode-Enabled Medication Administration

• Making the Most of Data for Patient Safety

• Asset Tracking Systems: Readiness and Selection Factors

• Improvement in Healthcare is Possible — Just "be the Ball"

• Stepping Out of the Classroom: Simulate to Educate

March / April 2007

• Integrating Patient Safety into Curriculum

• RN Residency: Seeking a New Paradigm

• The Role of Enterprise Staffing and Scheduling in Quality Assurance

• The First 10 Minutes: Taking Medical Simulation to the Field

• The Universal Bed Care Delivery Model

• Online Support for IV Drug Administration

January / February 2007

• Transforming Practice with Mobile Clinical Tools

• Empowering Care Through Communications Technology

• Trends in Point-of-Care Alarm Notification

• Measure, Compare, and Improve

• Smart Pumps: Advanced Capabilities and Continuous Quality Improvement

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