CNO-turned-executive director Kerri Scanlon remains passionate about healthcare excellence. As a nurse leader at Northwell Health in New York for more than 25 years, including chief nursing officer ...

With the introduction of Partnership for Patients and other initiatives, healthcare organizations are focusing more than ever on improving patient safety. Quality improvement studies can help guide ...

Many hospitals and health systems are turning their attention to quality to improve patient care and avoid financial penalties for issues such as preventable readmissions and infections. While the ...

1. Discuss possible QI studies. Quality improvement programs are the most effective when physicians and staff members commit to continuously looking for areas of improvement, Ms. Bollinger says. Laser ...

Performance improvement processes are an integral part of an ambulatory surgery center’s long-term financial, operational and clinical success. ASCs must maintain a sound and robust performance ...

My aha! moment about the zero-defect concept happened in 2009. We were discussing with a customer how to document all data created during the production process in order to enable a traceability ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Recent Advances in the Development of Biomarkers and Chemoradiotherapeutic Approaches for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Quality improvement initiatives and health services research are often used to target ...

Oncologists face increasing complexity in the delivery of high-quality cancer care. Challenges arise from the simultaneous rapid expansion of the armamentarium of anticancer treatments with ...

A recent research report indicates that the global data quality solutions market is expected to reach nearly $1.3 billion by 2022. As the CEO of a company that offers data management and governance ...