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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GAIN FULL VALUE FROM YOUR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATIONS

This session, was a full day workshop sponsored by the Board of Registration in Medicine, Quality and Patient Safety Division; the Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management; the Massachusetts Hospital Association; and the Massachusetts Medical Society. 

The workshop was presented by Patrice Spath, BA, RHIT, of Brown-Spath & Associates, a consulting firm offering high quality resources on quality and performance improvement to healthcare leaders. Workshop also included timely updates from:

Tracy Gay, Quality & Patient Safety Director, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, on the Board's mortality program review process, and;
Pat Noga, PhD, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, Senior Director, Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Hospital Association, on MHA's mortality improvement initiative.

The workshop was held at the Courtyard Marriott in Marlborough, MA on Thursday, September 8, 2011, from 8:30am-4:00pm.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact Patricia Hughes at PHughes@onebeaconpro.com.

Please download the official brochure for more information.