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Released: 24-Apr-2015 10:00 AM EDT
Shadowing Improves Patient Care Experience and Communication Between Families and Clinicians
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Patient-centered care is best achieved when the care team understands every moment of the patient and family experience in their journeys through a health care system – from parking in the hospital garage to being treated in the intensive care unit. This is the core value of a novel quality improvement program implemented at a leading U.S. medical center and presented today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

Released: 24-Apr-2015 9:00 AM EDT
Smooth Care Transitions Begin with Primary Care Physicians
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Primary-care physicians play a pivotal role in assuring that patients who require specialized care are transitioned properly from one clinical environment to another to help lower the risks for adverse events and repeat hospitalizations, according to a health quality management expert who spoke today at the National Quality Summit sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

Released: 24-Apr-2015 8:00 AM EDT
Provider Accountability Essential for Successful Care Transitions
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Regardless of one’s views on the Affordable Care Act, it has succeeded in placing long-overdue attention on improving management of patient transitions from one care setting to another, according to a leading health care policy analyst speaking today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

Released: 2-Feb-2015 9:00 AM EST
National Association for Healthcare Quality To Host National Quality Summit, April 23-4
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

The National Healthcare Quality Association (NAHQ, www.nahq.org) will host its first-ever National Quality Summit, April 23-4, in Philadelphia. Leading experts in healthcare quality management will cover an increasingly significant concern – how to assure favorable outcomes when transitioning patients from one clinical environment to another or to the home.

Released: 22-Jan-2015 12:50 PM EST
Empowering Family Caregivers Assures Successful Acute Care Transitions
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

When hospitals adopt proactive, enhanced care transition interventions to assure that family caregivers are well prepared when patients are discharged, the incidence of adverse outcomes due to communication lapses with clinicians or medication mistakes can be reduced significantly, according to new research published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ).

Released: 15-Jan-2015 8:00 AM EST
National Association for Healthcare Quality Elects New Directors
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) today announced three new members of its Board of Directors. They are Michael Greer RN, MHA, CPHQ, CJCP, Carrie Donovan, MSA, CPHQ, and Carole S. Pulaski, RN, BSN, MSA, CPHQ.

Released: 9-Jan-2015 12:00 PM EST
Journal for Healthcare Quality Special Issue, “Transitions in Care,” Now Available Online
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

The current issue of the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) is devoted entirely to an increasingly significant concern in healthcare quality management – how to assure favorable outcomes when transitioning patients from one clinical environment to another or to the home.

Released: 23-Oct-2014 11:00 AM EDT
National Health Care Quality Week Celebrates Healthcare Quality Professionals
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

National Healthcare Quality Week is sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). This annual national recognition event brings attention to the profession of healthcare quality and celebrates the work of the individual healthcare quality management professionals who work diligently to enhance the quality of care and optimize patient safety.

Released: 26-Aug-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Wrong Diagnosis Leading Cause for Catastrophic Malpractice Payouts
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

A study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reports that many huge malpractice awards can be prevented by targeted interventions by health care provider organizations to reduce patient safety risks, such as reducing diagnosis errors.

Released: 26-Aug-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Study Shows Clinical Education Improves Sepsis Outcomes
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Sepsis is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and new research published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) shows that educating clinicians about expediting diagnosis and administration of antibiotics can reduce sepsis patient mortality and lower hospital costs.

Released: 31-Jul-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Study Assesses Impact of Hourly Nursing Rounds on Patient Safety and Satisfaction
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Adoption of hourly rounds schedules for nurses working in acute care hospitals may improve patient safety and overall satisfaction with care provided, according to research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ, www.nahq.org).

Released: 30-Jul-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Journal for Healthcare Quality Recognizes “Leading Articles from Leading Authors”
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

The editorial board for the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) has recognized the publication’s top articles since 2011, written by leading-edge authors and experts in the field of healthcare quality. JHQ is the peer-reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ, www.nahq.org).

Released: 2-Jun-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Prevention of C. diff Infections in Hospitals Achieved in New York with Collaborative Intervention
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

In the past decade, the incidence and severity of hospital acquired Clostridium difficile (CDI) infections has increased dramatically in the United States. Research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), however, demonstrates that a collaborative multi-hospital model using standardized clinical infection and environmental cleaning programs can be effective in controlling the spread of this pathogen.

Released: 2-Jun-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Medical Errors Often Result from Language Barriers
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Despite widespread public and professional attention devoted to medical errors and ways to prevent them, few efforts have focused on addressing a leading cause of errors -- communication problems involving patients with limited proficiency in English. A new study reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) assessed high-risk clinical situations where medical errors are most likely to occur among limited English proficiency patients and when consequences could be severe.

Released: 20-May-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Nursing Resources Vary in Pediatric Inpatient Care, Influence Outcomes
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) revealed that nursing resources vary significantly across different types of hospitals that care for children, and this has significant implications for quality and safety in pediatric medical care. JHQ is the peer-reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, www.nahq.org.

Released: 9-May-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Improved Detection of Patient Disabilities Can Reduce Disparities in Clinical Care
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

People with disabilities have greater risk for experiencing healthcare disparities and differences in diagnoses, treatments and outcomes, according to research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ). The journal is the peer-reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ, www.nahq.org).

Released: 20-Feb-2014 9:00 AM EST
Fast Emergency Department Identification of Sepsis Speeds Treatment
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Early identification of sepsis cases in the emergency department using a symptoms-based screening tool significantly decreased the time interval for administering life-saving antibiotic treatment, according to research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ, www.nahq.org).

Released: 20-Feb-2014 9:00 AM EST
Study Shows Medicaid Patients Had Longer Hospital Stays for Heart Failure
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Heart failure accounts for 6.5 million hospital days a year, and a new study reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality showed that Medicaid patients and those with comorbid illnesses have longer lengths of stay for treatment of heart failure.

Released: 16-Jan-2014 3:00 PM EST
National Association for Healthcare Quality Announces New 2014 Board of Directors
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

The board convened in November at the NAHQ office in Chicago where new members attended orientation, departing members were acknowledged for their service, and the group set priorities for 2014.

Released: 18-Dec-2013 9:30 AM EST
Study Supports Eliminating Restrictions on Hospital Visiting Hours
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Removing restrictions on hospital visiting hours not only allows patients to spend more time with family and friends, it can enhance outcomes by lowering patient anxiety levels and feelings of social isolation, according to a study reported in the Journal of Healthcare Quality.



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