by Maya Labat | Dec 6, 2023 | HQIC Success Stories
An increased focus on antibiotic stewardship (ABS) began for Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas, about two years ago, shortly after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) released a statewide...
by Maya Labat | Dec 6, 2023 | HQIC Success Stories
In November 2022, the CDC released Priorities for Hospital Core Element Implementation (Priorities) as supplemental guidance to help enhance the quality and impact of existing ASPs. The Priorities Table highlights highly effective implementation approaches and is...
by Maya Labat | Nov 30, 2023
Workplace violence is an increasingly recognized safety issue in the health care profession. The most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics1 indicates an increasing trend in violent incidents in the health care sector from 2011 to 2018, with almost...