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Payment reform for safety-net institutions--improving quality and outcomes.

Wang CJ, Conroy KN, Zuckerman B.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 5;361(19):1821-3. No abstract available. PMID: 19890124 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving quality in resource poor settings: observational study from rural Rwanda.

Kotagal M, Lee P, Habiyakare C, Dusabe R, Kanama P, Epino HM, Rich ML, Farmer PE.

BMJ. 2009 Oct 30;339:b3488. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3488.PMID: 19880528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is there a relationship between high-quality performance in major teaching hospitals and residents' knowledge of quality and patient safety?

Pingleton SK, Horak BJ, Davis DA, Goldmann DA, Keroack MA, Dickler RM.

Acad Med. 2009 Nov;84(11):1510-5.PMID: 19858806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Variability in reoperation rates at 182 hospitals: a potential target for quality improvement.

Merkow RP, Bilimoria KY, Cohen ME, Richards K, Ko CY, Hall BL.

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Nov;209(5):557-64. Epub 2009 Aug 20.PMID: 19854394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ratings game: lists of "top" physicians, hospitals has unclear impact on public.

Mitka M.

JAMA. 2009 Oct 21;302(15):1636, 1639. No abstract available. PMID: 19843893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach.

Zonderland ME, Boer F, Boucherie RJ, de Roode A, van Kleef JW.

Anesth Analg. 2009 Nov;109(5):1612-21.PMID: 19843799 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality. Quality measures being developed for kid care.

Karash JA.

Hosp Health Netw. 2009 Sep;83(9):12. No abstract available. PMID: 19824168 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Code STEMI: implementation of a city-wide program for rapid assessment and management of myocardial infarction.

Le May M.

CMAJ. 2009 Oct 13;181(8):E136-7. Epub 2009 Sep 28. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19786480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospital performance recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.

Heidenreich PA, Lewis WR, LaBresh KA, Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC.

Am Heart J. 2009 Oct;158(4):546-53.PMID: 19781413 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Current standards for infection control: audit assures compliance.

Flanagan P.

Br J Nurs. 2009 Sep 10-23;18(16):970-5.PMID: 19773687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Technology. Hospital pushes digital envelope, lets patients control records.

Nye H.

Hosp Health Netw. 2009 Aug;83(8):10-1. No abstract available. PMID: 19768844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exploring how to improve patients' experience in hospital at both national and local levels.

Cornwell J.

Nurs Times. 2009 Jul 7-13;105(26):12-5.PMID: 19736818 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Has recognition of the relationship between mortality rates and hospital volume for major cancer surgery in California made a difference?: A follow-up analysis of another decade.

Gasper WJ, Glidden DV, Jin C, Way LW, Patti MG.

Ann Surg. 2009 Sep;250(3):472-83.PMID: 19730178 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program.

Smith EE, Liang L, Hernandez A, Reeves MJ, Cannon CP, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH.

Neurology. 2009 Sep 1;73(9):709-16.PMID: 19720978 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measuring the effect of patient comfort rounds on practice environment and patient satisfaction: a pilot study.

Gardner G, Woollett K, Daly N, Richardson B.

Int J Nurs Pract. 2009 Aug;15(4):287-93.PMID: 19703045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality in the community.

Pearce V.

Nurs Stand. 2009 Jul 22-28;23(46):64. No abstract available. PMID: 19685683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do rural hospitals lag behind urban hospitals in addressing community health needs? An analysis of recent trends in US community hospitals.

Zhang W, Mueller KJ, Chen LW.

Aust J Rural Health. 2009 Aug;17(4):183-8.PMID: 19664082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing: key to quality improvement.

Lacey SR, Cox KS.

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):975-85.PMID: 19660639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implementing a pediatric rapid response system to improve quality and patient safety.

Van Voorhis KT, Willis TS.

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):919-33.PMID: 19660635 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transforming safety and effectiveness in pediatric hospital care locally and nationally.

Mandel KE, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR.

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):905-18.PMID: 19660634 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles