Stormont Vail Health’s journey toward a stronger safety culture included an unexpected twist: an escape room. This playful, team-based experience became a standout moment in the implementation of their safety training—bringing energy, collaboration, and…
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The Critical Need for Medical Technology Advancement
Healthcare technology innovations continue revolutionizing patient care across hospitals and health systems nationwide. With medication errors contributing to nearly 7,000 deaths annually according to The Leapfrog Group, advanced…
This is part two of MobiHealthNews’ two-part series that highlights the evolution of innovations that changed healthcare over the past several decades. Keeping patients safe is a top priority for hospitals and health systems. According…
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Top Patient Safety Recognition Program
The Leapfrog Group has recognized 346 healthcare organizations as “Straight A” hospitals for maintaining top patient safety ratings for over two years. This prestigious designation, revealed in Leapfrog’s Spring 2025…
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) has achieved stage 6 validation from HIMSS for its use of data and approach to data science.The validation for HIMSS’ Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity (AMAM), which…
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Decades.
That’s how long healthcare organizations have been surveying patients to understand their experiences and how they match up with care delivery. The drive to measure patient experience (PX) started in the 1990s, but patient…
Empowering Nurses Through Interoperable Technology: Revolutionizing Patient Care in the Acute EnvironmentBy Elizabeth Anderson, RN
Elizabeth Anderson, RN, MSN is director of clinical experience and solutions at Rauland of Mount Prospect, IL.
The…
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By Sara Heath
June 07, 2023 – Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, with a new report from The Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute showing that gaps persist across…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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The Leapfrog Group has published its Spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grades, highlighting a surge in three dangerous healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) across acute care settings in the US. The report found double-digit increases in MRSA,…
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