PatientCareLink - Massachusetts Hospitals Continuing Commitment to Patient Safety and High-Quality Health Care

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Milton Hospital Reduces Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Positive Culture Led to Pressure Ulcer Improvements Beverly Hospital Implements Nurse-Led Program to Reduce Patient Falls Boston Medical Center Nurses Teach Pressure Ulcer Prevention Two Hospitals are Co-Winners of Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Award Making Strides at Jordan Hospital to Reduce Falls Telling Your Hospital's Story Public Reporting of Hospital-Specific HAI and SRE Information Winchester Hospital's Hand-Hygiene Competency

Pressure Ulcers Patient Falls Readmissions Healthcare-Acquired Infections (HAIs) Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence New HRET Guide on Workforce Practices to Drive Quality

Our Workforce Needs MHA & MONE's Efforts To Help Scholarships MHA-MONE 2009 Nursing Survey Highlights

Understanding PatientCareLink's Hospital Data Who's Who on your Hospital Team Participating in Your Care Improvement Resources

STATEWIDE STAFFING PLANS & REPORTS

Voluntary unit-by-unit reports on caregiver staffing levels updated on an annual basis for over 700 hospital units including emergency departments.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Voluntary data on key hospital performance issues updated quarterly on pressure ulcers, patient falls and injuries, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

WELCOME From the Massachusetts Hospital Association and Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives

PatientsFirst is Now PatientCareLink!

Welcome to PatientCareLink, the next generation of PatientsFirst, the nation's groundbreaking healthcare resource dedicated to voluntarily providing patients, families and caregivers with the most transparent information available on the care provided at Massachusetts hospitals.

Success Stories

Co-winners of the Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Award - A Focus on Infection Prevention

Two hospitals within the UMass Memorial Health Care system each received the 2009 Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Recognition Award from the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction for their work to reduce infections.UMass Memorial Medical Center and Marlborough Hospital were this year's co-winners.
Read more about the Lehman Award-winners

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PatientCareLink is more than data; it's about providing useful information to patients and their families. We hope that you will use this information to understand your hospital care and your care team, to learn more about what your hospital is doing to improve care, and how you can participate in making your care safer.

IN TRIBUTE

PatientCareLink is dedicated to the memory of Senator Edward M. Kennedy for his lifelong commitment and tireless work in the pursuit of quality, affordable healthcare for all.

PatientCareLink is a joint effort of the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA)
and the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE).