June 17, 2013

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Mail-Order Refill Champions Keep KP Pharmacies on Top

02/19/2013 The 24-hour pharmacy UBT at Panorama City champions mail-order refills, which helps keep KP affordable and enhances clinical quality. [ STORY ]

Getting to Zero Pressure Ulcers

02/19/2013 To prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers, San Jose's Respiratory Care team adds accountability to mix and comes up with one reportable pressure ulcer for the last six months of 2012. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Preventing Pressure Ulcers Is a Team Effort

02/19/2013 Members of the Respiratory Care UBT at the San Jose Medical Center have been able to reduce pressure ulcers from five in the first half of 2012 to one in the last half of the year--and counting. [ STORY ]

Life-Saving Teams

02/14/2013 This 5-minute video highlights two teams that made KP safer by reducing patient falls and preventing pressure ulcers. [ VIDEO 5:56 ]

Preventing Patient Falls

02/13/2013 This approximately 3-minute video highlights a Fontana team that reduced patient falls by nearly 40 percent. [ VIDEO 3:18 ]

Preventing Pressure Ulcers

02/13/2013 This approximately 3-minute video highlights a Walnut Creek team that wiped out serious pressure ulcers from respiratory aids. [ VIDEO 2:59 ]

Medication Reconciliation Keeps Patients Safe

11/21/2012 A Georgia oncology team steps up its efforts at medication reconciliation to prevent errors and costly, preventable hospitalizations. This ambitious improvement project catapulted the team up two levels on the Path to Performance. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Stairway to Safety

09/25/2012 A seven-step stairway to safety illustrates how to create a culture of safety at medical centers. [ STORY ]

Fighting the Flu Face-to-Face

03/14/2012 Santa Ana Medical Center team significantly increases employee vaccinations through a multi-pronged campaign. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Colorado GI Team Scopes Out Patient Safety

01/27/2012 Colorado GI team puts in patient safety protocols to ensure clean scopes are used. [ STORY ]