By Kevin B. O'Reilly, AMNews staff
Physicians and hospitals are under increasing pressure to protect patients from harm. But of the many hospital process changes that could improve quality and safety, which ones should get priority? Which have the best evidence, will be most cost effective and easiest to implement?
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a Cambridge, Mass., nonprofit, in late September announced a free Web tool designed to make it easier for doctors, nurses, and quality and safety officials to answer those questions. The IHI Improvement Map, a user-friendly source for data on 70 quality and safety processes, is available at the organization's Web site (www.ihi.org/imap/tool/).
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