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The results of the American Hospital Association’s investigation into the efficacy of electronic clinical quality measures are clear: the rapid transition to electronic quality reporting has made the process less useful.  Click here to read the full article on Becker’s…

A new study in the journal Pediatrics reports that pressure ulcers may be just as much of a problem for children as they are for adults. Click here to read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.  More Articles on Quality: …

Keith Raskin, MD, performed wrist surgery on New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira to repair a tendon sheath injury, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

The American College of Sports Medicine, along with five other professional organizations, released a statement on the necessity of the team physician to providing treatment for athletes.

While improving a hospital's overall quality and safety requires multiple strategies, solutions to specific quality and safety problems do not have to be complex. Maureen Winchell, quality consultant for Community Hospital Corp., shares four examples of simple changes that made…

Access MediQuip's ReRecall Management Services is currently helping protect patients after the Class 1 recalls of the Medtronic infusion pump, according to a company news release.

Getting funding for conducting studies on surgeries so as to gather evidence regarding medical treatments is a challenge, according to a report by The Inquirer.

Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is planning a $321 million brain and spine center, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.  

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free guide to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections through the On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI initiative.

SpineGuard, based in Paris and San Francisco, reported its revenue up 27 percent in the first half of the year over the same period last year.