New study findings show the vast majority of small-scale quality improvement (QI) projects in surgery suffer from poor planning that can doom the effort from the start.

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

Building a culture of curiosity can foster quality care, improve nurse satisfaction, enhance patient safety and build trust, according to Sue Behrens, ...

The Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) is a state directed payment program (DPP) designed to help nursing facilities achieve transformation in care quality through innovation. QIPP was first ...

Nurse scientists are gaining popularity in hospital settings, but many systems are struggling to find the right structures and resources to support ...

(FOX40.COM) — Kaiser Permanente nurses across California are holding an informational picket on Tuesday to protest layoffs, wage theft and the implementation of artificial intelligence, according to ...

Turnover among directors of nursing plays an outsize role in nursing home quality outcomes and should be better emphasized in government quality ratings, finds a new analysis. The good news, say ...

Medicare’s approach to quality assurance has significantly changed over the years. Starting with cost monitoring measures, it now ensures Medicare beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, and ...

The inpatient PHOB unit recorded a reduction of nonmuscular barrier injury CLASBI rate from 2.19 infections per 1000 catheter days at baseline to 0.52 infections per 1000 catheter days. A quality ...

Each day, health care professionals across the U.S. leverage technology, community collaboration and innovative models of care to ensure patients receive quality care. But what does quality care — and ...

Growing up in a family of health care providers in Victor, Katie Morozumi was interested in a medical career at a young age. “I've got nurses, doctors, pharmacists on my family side,” she said. “So, I ...

Impact of Drug Shortages on Cancer Care Delivery Within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program A California health care organization implemented a social worker (SW)–led ...