AMA Issues Resource on Physician Strategies to Improve Patient Care
Posted: 9/19/2008 The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued Making Strides in Safety, in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 5 Million Lives Campaign, focused on physician strategies to improve patient care and outcomes.


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IHI Issues Getting Started Ambulatory Setting Guide to Improve the Care of Health Failure Patients
Posted: 9/19/2008 This new resource, Getting Started Guide: Improving Care for Patients with Heart Failure - Focus on Ambulatory Care, builds on the work in hospital setting by applying known best practices to the outpatient care of heart failure patients, highlighting high-leverage opportunities for improvement in office practices.
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Primaris Posts Pressure Ulcer Toolkit
Posted: 9/19/2008 Primaris, as part of its contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the 9th Scope of Work for Quality Improvement Organizations, has posted a toolkit containing pressure ulcer prevention resources for hospitals and nursing homes.


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Resource Addresses Healthcare Worker Stress and Vulnerability
Posted: 9/19/2008 A new brochure from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identifies sources of occupational stress, adverse health effects of such stress and recommends work practices to reduce the stress. The resource was developed in response to studies indicating that healthcare workers have higher rates of substance abuse, suicide and potential for diagnosis and treatment errors than other professions and elevated rates of depression and anxiety linked to job stress.

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Toolkit Provides Resources for Healthcare Injury Prevention
Posted: 9/19/2008 Liko North America has launched a new toolkit as part of its Safe Lifting Portal Web site to assist hospitals and nursing homes with the start-up, development, and on-going support of safe lifting initiatives. The resource provides information about how to start and deploy a program, achieve caregiver buy-in, track legislative activities, and calculate projected savings.
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