AHA Introduces 'Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence'
(NAHQ e-news: Gleview, Illinois) -- Hospital leaders looking for field-tested practices, proven strategies, tools, and education to support ongoing efforts to improve the patient experience and outcomes in their hospitals have a new resource from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Cures and Quality at St. Jude’s Hospital
(InfinityQS International: Chantilly, Virginia) -- Saving the lives of children who have suffer from pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases was the goal for InfinityQS when the company committed to donate $1 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Cardinal Health Pursues Lean Six Sigma Excellence Through Simulations
(Moresteam.com: Columbus, Ohio) -- Cardinal Health, a global manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies and technologies, uses innovative lean Six Sigma training methods to pursue their goal of total process and safety excellence. In a Feb.
ISPE 2009 Tampa Conference
(ISPE: Tampa, Florida) – The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, a global not-for-profit association of 25,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, will hold the 2009 Tampa Conference at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, March 2–5.
WCBF’s 8th Annual Lean, Six Sigma Summit
(WCBF: Chicago) -- Learn how to effectively confront the barriers for the deployment of lean and Six Sigma in a health care setting at Worldwide Conventions and Business Forum’s (WCBF) 8th Annual Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit.
Process Improvement in Georgia’s Rural Hospitals
(Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Atlanta) -- Georgia rural hospitals that face growing financial pressures are receiving assistance from a new Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) pilot project that is helping them improve processes and reduce waste.
Report Shows Gains in Hospital Safety and Quality
(Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois) -- According to a recent report, Joint Commission-accredited hospitals in the United States have steadily improved the quality of patient care during a six-year period, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients.
HHS Quality Measures Released to Improve Performance
(HHS: Washington) -- Designed to advance collaboration within the quality measurement community and to synchronize measurement, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed an inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its age
Study Shows Hospitals Have Long Way to Go
(Commonwealth Fund: New York) -- How do patients feel about the care they receive in U.S. hospitals?
