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April 10, 2013
The need to disseminate and implement ‘what works’ in healthcare is at an all-time high but there exists a gap in capacity and infrastructure at many hospitals and primary care clinics to seek out best practices through the literature and implement them successfully within their normal care processes. The rate limiting step in implementing healthcare […]
April 8, 2013
The Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) invites hospitals to engage in a research collaborative investigating the impact of cognitive load, interruptions, and distractions on medication administration errors. In the second wave of this ISRN Network Study, ten hospitals will have the opportunity to partner with the ISRN on a research collaborative for healthcare improvement. With a focus on […]
April 5, 2013
The Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation has created the Batz Guide iPad App. The purpose of this app is to provide a tool that aids families, medical staff, and patients to monitor care in real time. In addition to monitoring medication prescriptions, the app will enable a patient to set alerts and triggers that will remind them […]
March 25, 2013
“Patients and caregivers should not be at risk in the ways they often are now. We are working to radically change healthcare culture and plot a course to zero tolerance for causal factors of error, ”1 Mary Salisbury, MSN, RN, President, The Cedar Institute, Inc., and ISRN Steering Council Member. Patient safety is a national priority […]
March 22, 2013
Contributed by John Øvretveit, PhD, Karolinska Institutet Medical University, Stockholm Sweden. “Choosing Wisely” – is a more effective way to enlist physicians into more appropriate testing and treatments than “de-implementation” or “stop using ineffective interventions”. Below are common high cost “think twice” recommendations from www.choosingwisely.org. Don’t do imaging for low back pain within the first six weeks, […]
March 18, 2013
May 8-10, 2013 | San Antonio, TX Are you a Health Professional or Educator who wishes to improve patient safety through interprofessional teamwork? The Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice is hosting a TeamSTEPPS® Master Training Workshop May 8-10, 2013. TeamSTEPPS® is an evidence-based comprehensive teamwork training system designed to improve quality and safety in healthcare, and […]
March 14, 2013
With your comments and suggestion, the list of journals has been updated. Keep the suggestions coming in!! Fueled by the discussions of the CTSA Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG), the ISRN published the Blog post Where to Publish Your Results… What’s Your Opinion? asking for YOUR opinion about ‘where to publish manuscripts’ in the emerging fields […]
March 11, 2013
Network News is a quarterly newsletter designed to connect you to the emerging Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN)—the first nationwide collaboration of clinical and academic leaders devoted to generating a robust science to accelerate quality improvement in hospital patient care. Printer Friendly March 2013 Newsletter PDF Note from the Director At your request, Live the ISRN Mission goes […]
March 1, 2013
National Patient Safety Awareness Week On Monday, we were proud to announce the ISRN’s involvement with the National Patient Safety Awareness Week. We also mentioned that we were partnering with the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation in a national effort to raise awareness about safe care. In this blog post we would like to […]
February 13, 2013
We can make a difference! The ISRN membership represents hospitals and universities across the nation. Members of the ISRN can make a difference. In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, healthcare providers, and the public, the ISRN and the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation have joined the national effort to raise awareness […]