UMass Memorial Cuts CLABSI Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center among the first-ever awardees in the National Awards Program to Recognize Progress in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections CDC: Hospitals continue progress in preventing infections American Heart Association: Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the US - 2005 to 2010 Thomson Reuters Top 10 Health Systems of 2011 UMass Memorial Diabetes Scorecard Cooley Dickinson Hospital: Better-than-National Infection Rate Drops Further Following UV Room Disinfection Mercy Medical Center, Implements a Program to Decrease Pressure Ulcers Lawrence General Hospital: Runner Up: Med/surg unit boosts safety and satisfaction with initiative care MetroWest Medical Center Demystifies Outpatient Satisfaction Partners Study on Falls Featured in JAMA Winchester Hospital: A Focus on Outcomes Southcoast Health System: Reducing the Use of Safety Sitters Partners: Coordinating Care for High-Risk Patients New Bedford Rehab's use of volumetric capnography Winchester Hospital -- Reducing IV-associated bloodstream infection Newton-Wellesley Hospital: eMAP Rx for Medication Errors? Reducing Surgical Site Infections at New England Baptist Hospital 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 Serious Reportable Events Winchester Hospital's Hand-Hygiene Competency Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Wins $4.9 Million Grant for Program to Improve Patient Outcomes Within 30-Day Window of Discharge

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Focus Area

Offering

Timeframe

1. Establishing Structures & Processes for Reducing Hospital Mortality

Understanding the Context of Mortality & Opportunities for Success

 

April 27, 2011

8:30 - 9:30am

Saint Vincent Hospital

Worcester, MA

Implementing a Successful Hospital Mortality Review Program

May 13, 2011

1pm

WEBINAR

Engaging Physicians in Health Care Facility Patient Safety and Quality Programs

Sponsored by the Board of Registration in Medicine (BORM)

Please contact Jennifer.Sadowski@state.ma.us for more information or register here. 

June 3, 2011

7:30 - 11:30am

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester MA

The M-LiNk Mortality Tool Help Session 

 

July 12, 2011

1pm

WEBINAR

2. Focus on Outcomes Part I: Sepsis

Advances in Patient Safety in Acute Care Hospitals and Long Term Care Facilities Hospitals

 

Sept 6, 2011  

MetroWest Medical Center

Framingham, MA

M-LiNk Sepsis Learning Series: Part I - RCA: Gaining Full Value from your Root Cause Analysis Investigations (Sponsored by BoRM, Mass Society of Healthcare Risk Management, MHA, and Mass Medical Society) Contact Jennifer.Sadowski@state.ma.us at BoRM for information or to register for the mini-conference

Sep 8, 2011

Courtside Marriott

Marlborough, MA

Successful Processes for Detecting Sepsis and Initiating Protocols for Effective Management

 

Oct 6, 2011

12:00-1:30pm

Webinar

Implementing Systems and Clinical Processes for Managing Sepsis

 

Nov 10, 2011

12:30-1:30pm

Webinar 

M-LiNk Sepsis Learning Series: Part IV

Dec 2011

3. Focus on Outcomes Part II: Other Drivers of Mortality

Common Drivers of Hospital Mortality: Adverse Events


The Power of One: Learning & Improvement from a Single Event

 

 

January 5, 2012
8:30-9:30am
Webinar

Common Drivers of Hospital Mortality: Respiratory Conditions

Feb 2012

Common Drivers of Hospital Mortality: Cardiac Events/Stroke

Mar 2012

Common Drivers of Hospital Mortality: Surgical-related Events

Apr 2012