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A Patients Perspective is Helping HMS Physicians Improve Care
Georgiann Ziegler has been in and out of the University of Michigan hospital over the last 12 years, due to
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Joint Commission Announces a New Standard for all Acute Care Hospitals
The Joint Commission announced a new Medication Management (MM) standard that addresses antimicrobial stewardship. This standard is aimed at reducing
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HMS Participating Site Shares PICC Quality Improvement Work at IHI’s National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health CareHenry Ford Health System shared their PICC quality improvement work at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement – 28th Annual National
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Coordinating Center Staff Publish Manuscript Showing the Association of Red Blood Cell Transfusion through a multi-lumen PICC and the Risk of Venous ThromboembolismMary Rogers, PhD, Scott Flanders, MD & Vineet Chopra, MD and others recently published a manuscript in Lancet Hematology entitled,
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HMS Physician Presented HMS Antimicrobial Use Pilot Data at the Michigan Infectious Disease Society (MIDS)Dr. Tejal Gandhi presented HMS antimicrobial use pilot data at the Michigan Infectious Disease Society (MIDS) on November 3, 2016
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CQI’s Working Together to Improve Quality, Affordability and a Healthier NationNearly 20 years ago Dr. David Share of Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan helped develop the Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI)
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The Joint Commissions Executive Vice President for Healthcare Quality Evaluation attends HMS MeetingDavid Baker, MD, MPH, FACP, Executive Vice President for Healthcare Quality Evaluation from the Joint Commission attended the collaborative-wide meeting
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Coordinating Center Physicians Publish Manuscript on Limiting the Number of Lumens in PICC CathetersVineet Chopra, MD, MSc, Scott Flanders, MD, and others recently published a manuscript in Infection and Control & Hospital Epidemiology entitled, Limiting the Number of Lumens in
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HMS Represented at Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting in San Diego, CASeveral individuals from HMS hospitals attended the Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting March 7-9 in San Diego, CA. HMS
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HMS Physician Honored at SHM 2016 Annual MeetingVineet Chopra, MD, MSc, was honored with a Society of Hospital Medicine Award of Excellence for his contributions to hospital
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HMS Wins Honorable Mention in CDC HA-VTE Challenge
The CDC and AHRQ launched the HA-VTE Prevention Challenge on November 2, 2015, as a way to find and reward
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Drs. Flanders and Chopra Discuss Choosing the Right IVScott Flanders, MD, HMS Program Director, and Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc, a member of the HMS Coordinating Center, authored an
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CDC Associate Director for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Programs Attends HMS MeetingArjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS), Associate Director for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Programs, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Value Partnership Program Leads to $1.4 Billion in Health Care SavingsBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Value Partnership Program enables physicians and care providers to work together through collaboration and
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Peripherally inserted central catheter use is associated with upper- and lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis.According to a new article in The American Journal of Medicine, the use of peripherally inserted catheters is associated with
