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December
December 20, 2006
  1. MASSACHUSETTS WELL POSITIONED FOR NEW IHI CAMPAIGN
  2. MASSACHUSETTS RATES NO. 1 IN PHYSICIANS PER POPULATION
  3. MASS EYE AND EAR ACQUIRES LATEST IN LASER CORRECTION SURGERY
  4. TWO MASS HOSPITALS AWARDED COMMUNICATION GRANTS
  5. WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS ON PATIENTS FIRST
  6. PATRIOT LEDGER FEATURES SOUTH SHORE RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS
  7. UMASS MEMORIAL WEIGHT CENTER
  8. CARITAS NORWOOD HOSPITAL VASCULAR LAB
  9. SHAUGHNESSY-KAPLAN, UNANNOUNCED JCAHO SURVEY
  10. NEW ENGLAND SINAI, NATIONAL QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
December 6, 2006
  1. Nursing Vacancies Decline In 2006, But Major Shortages Loom
  2. UMass Memorial, Lahey Establish Organ Transplantation Program
  3. AG Awards Grants To Boston Area Cancer Support Programs
  4. New England Sinai Nurse On Building Better Teams
  5. Mount Auburn Hosts 'Girls Night Out'
  6. Marlborough Named Carescience Leader In Pneumonia Treatment
  7. Emerson Auxiliary, Gift Shop Donate $185,000 To Nursing, Funds
  8. Lowell General Recognized By American Heart Association
  9. Hannaford Supermarket Donates Funds To Health Alliance

November
November 22, 2006
  1. Sturdy Memorial's VAD-Monitoring Protocol Slashes DVT Rates
  2. Holyoke Medical Center Designated As 'Mentor Hospital'
  3. Harvard Researchers Study Mental Health Screening In Children
  4. Berkshire Medical Center Begins Planetree Patient Centered Care
  5. Anna Jaques Hospital Aid Association Donates $75,500
  6. Metrowest Medical Center Selected By DPH For Mass Comm Study
  7. Lowell General, Tufts-New England Announce Partnership
  8. Southcoast's “Fatherhood Awards” Honors Local Fathers
  9. Emerson Hospital Task Force Enhances Senior Access
  10. Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital Wins NALTH Award
  11. Elementary Placements Cheer Beverly Hospital Patients
November 8, 2006
  1. Internists Improve Care For Critically Ill At Good Samaritan
  2. New Book Describes How Child Psychiatric Care Changed At CHA
  3. Marlborough Hospital Begins Hospitalist Program
  4. Seven Hospitals Receive DPH Grants To Fight Substance Abuse In ED's
  5. St. Lukes Receives $2 Million Pledge
  6. Brockton Receives $300,000 For Ultrasound Technology
  7. Beverly, Fallon Community Health Plan, Fox 25 Support Troops
  8. A Reminder: Staffing Reports Are Due
November 1, 2006
  1. Southcoast Hospitals Donates Equipment To Local Paramedic Services
  2. Quincy Medical Launches Collaborative Patient “Tracer” Process
  3. Stay Healthy, Lower Costs, Help Health Care Reform
  4. Boston Medical Center Opens Moakley Building
  5. Berkshire Medical's Total Joint Program Rates High SatisfactionFive Massachusetts Hospitals Make Leapfrog's Top Hospital List
  6. Five Massachusetts Hospitals Make Leapfrog's Top Hospital List
  7. Massachusetts Places Third In Ranking Of Medical Board Web Sites
  8. Holy Family Receives Grant For Mammography, Bone Densitometry
  9. 140 Attend Esol Health Clinics At Mt. Auburn
  10. Two From Northeast Health Systems Honored
  11. IHI 100k Lives Campaign Highlights

October
October 18, 2006
  1. NSMC Trims Door-To-Balloon Times For Cardiac Patients
  2. Discrepancy System, Automation Increase Lab Efficiency At Sturdy
  3. Patients First Conference Draws Positive Results
  4. Coalition, MMS Announce Initiative To Prevent Medication Errors
  5. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Honors Four
  6. DPH Selects Hospitals For Coronary Artery Study
  7. Winchester Presents Nursing Research Within A Community Hospital
  8. BWH, Cooley Dickinson Cited For Safety Excellence
  9. Emerson Physician Plays Jazz For Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
  10. IHI 100K Lives Campaign Highlights
October 4, 2006
  1. National Study Reveals High Job Satisfaction Among Nurses
  2. RWJF Grant Funds Key Nursing Study
  3. October: Medication Safety Month
  4. Mt. Auburn Breaks Ground For West Building Expansion Project
  5. CHA Secures Grant For Adolescents With Developmental Disorders
  6. Record Turnout For “Healthy Woman” Program At HealthAlliance
  7. Emerson Medical Showcases Decordova Museum Paintings
  8. BMC Physician Honored By Massachusetts Thoracic Society
  9. Patient Safety Research Grant Offered For New England Hospitals

September
September 20, 2006
  1. JONA Study: Government Should Not Set Nursing Levels
  2. MetroWest Receives Approval For Elective Angioplasty Trial
  3. Simplicity A Key Feature Of UMass Medication Reconciliation Form
  4. Students Complete Summer Youth Program At Brigham And Women's
  5. Northern Berkshire Goes Live With EHealth
  6. Two Boston Hospitals Receive NIH Grants
  7. Emerson Debuts Computer-Navigated Knee Replacement Surgery
  8. Leapfrog Report Shows Excellence At Berkshire Medical
  9. Beverly Holds Groundbreaking For Ambulatory Care Center
  10. Registration Continues For Patient First Conference, Sept. 28 & 29
  11. IHI 100K Lives Campaign Highlights
September 6, 2006
  1. Surgeon's Paper Discusses Microchip Use In Surgery
  2. Integrated Systems Lead To Improved Outcomes At Fairview
  3. Cooley Dickinson Recognized As IHI “Mentor Hospital”
  4. Winchester Hospital's Vascular Laboratory Receives Reaccreditation
  5. Consumer Reports Cites Emerson's TCU
  6. Healthsouth Uses New Devices To Improve Patient Care & Outcomes
  7. Mount Auburn Named Blue Distinction Center For Cardiac Care
  8. IHI 100K Lives Campaign Highlights
  9. Registration Continues For Patient First Conference, Sept. 28 & 29

August
August 23, 2006
  1. Berkshire Medical Center Improves ED Ratings
  2. Beverly Hospital Receives DPH Level III Trauma Center Designation
  3. Brockton Hospital TCU Gets High Marks From Consumer Reports
  4. Quincy Medical Center Inspires Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders
  5. MASSPRO Recognizes South Shore Hospital's Cardiac Care
  6. Emerson Hospital Holds Fall Sports Primer On Sept. 9
  7. Worcester Celebrates A National Night Out
  8. Registration Continues For Patient First Conference, Sept. 28 & 29
August 9, 2006
  1. Morton Hospital Achieves Goal For VAP Reductions
  2. Mass Eye And Ear Addresses “Near Miss” Medication Errors
  3. Cambridge Alliance Publishes Violence Study In Pediatrics Journal
  4. UMass Memorial, Common Pathways Announce Grant Opportunities
  5. Franklin Medical Center Hand Hygiene Team Uses Elementary Solution
  6. Rapid Response Teams Enhance Outcomes At Quincy Medical Center
  7. South Shore Hospital Earns Accreditation By Chest Pain Centers
  8. IHI - Upcoming 100k Live Programs
  9. Share Your Success - Submit A Storyboard For IHI'S National Forum
  10. Caritas Norwood Hospital Nurses Receive Bachelor's Degrees
  11. Emerson President Addresses Mt. Wachusett Pinning Ceremony
  12. Berkshire Receives Five Masspro Awards

July
July 26, 2006
  1. Massachusetts Cited In IOM Medication Error Report
  2. Children's Forges Partnership To Promote Peace In Boston
  3. Patients First Conference Set For Sept. 28 & 29
  4. UMass Memorial Acquires Air Ambulance
  5. Beverly, Addison Gilbert Award Health Care Scholarships
  6. Cambridge Health Alliance Offers Mood Disorders Workshops
  7. Cooley Dickinson Receives Kresge Challenge Grant
  8. HealthAlliance Guild Presents $72,000 For Interfaith Chapel
July 12, 2006
  1. NQF Pilot Test - A Key Patients First Component - Advance
  2. Key Senator Applauds Patients First
  3. IHI Met Its Goal But It's Not Over
  4. Brockton Uses New Anesthesia System
  5. Saint Anne's Get $100K Workforce Grant
  6. Winchester Receives Workplace Award

June
June 21, 2006
  1. New Pharmacy Information System To Launch At MGH
  2. Quincy Medical Center Presents Scholarship Award
  3. Hospital Faculty Win Harvard Teaching Prizes
  4. Tufts Pharmacist Wins Recognition For Excellence
  5. Pre-Diversion Plans At Metrowest Yield Positive Results
  6. Sturdy Memorial Partners With Local YMCA For Youth Fitness
  7. A Special Note!
June 14, 2006
  1. WE MADE IT!
  2. Baystate Medical Center
  3. Cambridge Health Alliance
  4. Cape Cod Hospital
  5. Caritas Christi Healthcare System
  6. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  7. Falmouth Hospital
  8. Heywood Hospital
  9. Lowell General Hospital
  10. Mercy Medical Center
  11. Metrowest Medical Center
  12. Milford Regional Healthcare Center
  13. Nantucket Cottage
  14. New England Sinai Hospital And Rehabilitation Center
  15. Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  16. Rehabilitation Hospital Of The Cape And Islands
  17. Saints Memorial Medical Center
  18. Tufts-New England Medical Center
  19. Winchester Hospital
June 7, 2006
  1. Hebrew Seniorlife's Use Of Electronics Speeds Admission Process
  2. IHI Deadline Approaches
  3. BMC Uses Teen Leaders In Child Fitness Program
  4. Beverly Hospital Designated As Primary Stroke Service Hospital
  5. Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary Nurses Garner Award
  6. Low Health Literacy National Conference Set For June 26-27
  7. Health Alliance Announces Book Edited By Psychiatrist
  8. Mount Auburn Awards Money To Community Programs

May
May 31, 2006
  1. Wing Memorial Establishes Family Violence Coalition
  2. Southcoast Teams Up With Stroke Association's Program
  3. New Fund Report Features IHI Customers, Partners, Programs
  4. Tufts-NEMC Cardiology Team Leads Regional Enrollment
  5. Milford Regional Cardiologist Given Educator Award
  6. Heywood Hospital Offers Sensory Room To Patients
  7. Beverly Hospital Nurse Named GI Nurse Of The Year
May 24, 2006
  1. BMC Program Offers Hope For Pregnant Women With HIV
  2. Lawrence Memorial ED Earns High Honors In Patient Satisfaction
  3. Nashoba Valley Nurses Celebrate 20 Years Of Certification
  4. Athol Memorial Hospital Designated As Primary Stroke Center
  5. BIDMC Patient Care Tech Receives Red Sox Scholarship
  6. Winchester Breast Center Gets Ultrasound Re-Accreditation
  7. MARN Honors Six Nursing 'Legends'
  8. Area Hospitals Report Measured IHI Successes
  9. CHA Somerville Hospital Opens Medical Library To Public
  10. Nursing Scholarship Available From South Shore Hospital
May 17, 2006
  1. Milford Medical Achieves Total Lab Automation
  2. Lahey Physician Honored For Excellence In Teaching
  3. Joint Commission Launches Patient Safety Online Resource
  4. IHI Posts Essential Articles About Error Rates
  5. Lahey Cancer Center Awarded For Excellence
  6. CHA Opens Unique Women's Headache Center
  7. Mercy Launches Webpages To Highlight Services To Uninsured
  8. New Tracking System Available At St. Luke's
  9. Coalition Safe Practices, Activities To Be Published
  10. Partnership Helps Upgrade Community Cardiac Care
  11. Emerson Hospital Nurses, Staff Honored For Skills
May 10, 2006
  1. NSMC Awards Grants To Community Wellness Programs
  2. Emerson Hospital Lab Receives CAP Accreditation
  3. Caritas Norwood Hospital Receives Grant For Nursing Fund
  4. NVMC RNS Honored By Local Sigma Theta Tau Chapter
  5. BIDMC Doc Honored By National Foundation For Cancer Research
  6. Mercy Health Care For The Homeless Nurse Honored
  7. Tufts-NEMC Establishes Wound Healing Center
  8. Hallmark Health Doctors Detecting Breast Cancer Earlier
  9. IHI: June 14 Deadline Approaches
  10. IHI: Last Data Submission Period
May 3, 2006
  1. Cape Cod Healthcare Improves Outcomes Through New Technology
  2. IHI Offers Complementary Partner Programs
  3. National Patient Safety Foundation Congress Set
  4. Recognizing Quality Of Care: The Bowditch Prize
  5. Emerson Nursing Director Finalist For Nursing Spectrum Award
  6. Tufts-NEMC SICU Nurse Honored By The Boston Globe
  7. Lahey Clinic Receives American Stroke Award
  8. BIDMC Receives National Parkinson's Foundation Award
  9. Free How-To-Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene
  10. National Conference To Address Low Health Literacy
  11. Southcoast Hospital Labs Receive Performance Awards
  12. Faulkner Hospital Surpasses State, National Compliance Rates

April
April 26, 2006
  1. RHCI One Of Five Rehab Hospitals In U.S. To Receive Stroke Designation
  2. NSMC Chair Named To National Oncology Recognition Program
  3. Send IHI Your Hospital’s Data – Deadline Approaches
  4. Next IHI 100K Live! Planned
  5. IHI Sets Web-Based Trainings
  6. MHA Staffing Plans Pilot Group To Reconvene
  7. Asthma Initiative For Asian Children To Begin At Tufts
  8. Hallmark Health Offers Latest Digital Mammography Technology
  9. Caritas St. Elizabeth's Implants Unique Wireless Defibrillator
  10. New Technology Helps Sinusitis Patients At Lahey
  11. Patient Safety Rounds Debut At Emerson Hospital
  12. Reducing Medication Errors Project Meeting Held
  13. JCAHO Awards Anna Jaques Wound Center Certification
  14. Milford Regional Cancer Program Approved By Commission
  15. Training Milestone Hit For New Safety Reporting System At MGH
April 12, 2006
  1. Hebrew Seniorlife Researcher Recognized For Paper
  2. NQF Pilot Tests Soon To Report Data
  3. Joint Commission Issues Alert On Tubing Misconnections
  4. BIDMC First In Country To Receive Top Bariatric Accreditation
  5. 100K Lives Data Submission Period Ends April 30
  6. Next IHI 100K Live! Planned
  7. IHI Seminar Set
  8. Jordan Hospital Diabetes Education Achieves Recertification
  9. Winchester Hospital's Cancer Program Gains Approval
  10. Emerson’s New Wireless Access Benefits Patients, Visitors
  11. Mercy Medical Patients Get Connected With E-Mail Service
  12. Melrose-Wakefield Connects Service For New Parents
  13. Critical Care Nurses Save Patients From Medical Error
  14. Tufts Physician Receives Career Achievement Award
  15. Grant To Bring Digital Mammography To Caritas Medical
  16. Milton Lab Scores High Marks In State Bioterror Drills

March
March 29, 2006
  1. Support The Patient Safety Act. Send a Letter to Legislators
  2. NVMC Nurses First To Bid On Shifts
  3. Waist Packs Track BWH ER Patients
  4. Southcoast Radiology Launches Patient-Friendly Website
  5. Proteomics Center Opens At Children’s
  6. BIDMC Surgeon Takes A Hands-On Approach To Wrist Repair
  7. BWH Physician Earns Top Honors
  8. MGH Pediatric MS Center Named Center Of Excellence
  9. Healthgrades Recognizes Top Clinical Performers
  10. Newton-Wellesley Receives Accolades
  11. BMC Joins Consortium Of Experts
  12. Nurses’ Survey Shows Improved Satisfaction
  13. Next 100K Live! Planned
  14. Online Tool Helps Public Access Quality Report Data
  15. NVMC Reports Decline In Patient Falls
March 15, 2006
  1. MHA Members Named Champions Of Change
  2. Mass eHealth Collaborative Flips Switch On Pilot Program
  3. Rapid Response Program Set For Tomorrow
  4. Boston Medical Recognized For Community Outreach
  5. NIH Awards $4.4 Million For Alcoholism Disease Management
  6. IHI Campaign-Related Programs Set
  7. Next 100K Live! Planned
  8. IHI Web-Based Trainings Set
  9. IHI, MHA Seek Central Line Infection Success Stories
  10. MGH Nurses Launch Quality, Safety Patient Website
  11. Lahey Transplant Program Receives Early Accreditation
  12. North Shore Medical Receives Patient Safety Grant
  13. Red Socks Campaign Scores For Patient Safety
  14. Emerson To Gain Quality With Million-Dollar Gift
March 1, 2006
  1. Campaign Hospitals Lead Way In Reducing VAPs
  2. Lives Saved Total Continues To Climb
  3. IHI Campaign-Related Programs Set
  4. Campaign Mentor Hospitals On Next 100k Live!
  5. New Web-Based Training Courses Available
  6. Hospitals Invited To Apply For Safety Awards
  7. JCAHO Issues Alert On Reconciling Medications
  8. Med Reconciliation Network Session Planned At MHA
  9. Cooley Scores High In Wound Care
  10. Harrington Memorial Offering Safety Awards
  11. MHQP Reports On Massachusetts’ Top Quality In Care
  12. New Video From AHRQ On Taking Medicines Available
  13. Somerville Doc Study To Improve Discharge Funded
  14. JCAHO Forms Patient Safety Advisory Group
  15. Patient Safety Awareness Week Set
  16. JCAHO, NQF Seek Applicants For Safety, Quality Awards

February
February 15, 2006
  1. New Equipment Supports Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis
  2. Anna Jaques Hospital Offers End-Of-Life Training
  3. Brockton Cardiac Care Improved With Grant Funds
  4. Advanced Mobile Imaging Speeds Diagnosis
  5. Berkshire Doctor Recipient Of Patient Care Award
  6. Joint Commission Backs Book Aimed At Empowering Patients
  7. Boston Breast Health Services Receives Cares Award
  8. Emerson Hospital Nurses Receive Special Certification
  9. Cooley Dickinson Hospital Reports 2005 Improvements
  10. Campaign Offers Expert Advice Via Conference Calls
  11. Time To Reaffirm Campaign Commitment
  12. Nurse-Physician Communication On The Next 100k Live!
  13. Updated Campaign Mentor Hospital Registry Posted
  14. Campaign-Related Programs Set
February 1, 2006
  1. Campaign Mentor Hospital Network Launched
  2. Campaign Offers Expert Advice Via Conference Calls
  3. Wanted: More VAP Success Stories
  4. Keep Sending Your Data
  5. Watch for Future Website Q & As and New Brochure
  6. Mass General Produces User-Friendly Booklet
  7. HHS Awards $6 Million to Test E-Prescribing Standards
  8. Hospitals Lead RRT Training
  9. Emerson Hospital Hosts Youth Leadership Forum Students
  10. Faulkner Hospital Honored for Performance Improvement
  11. Brigham & Women's Chosen for Family Health Initiative
  12. Alliance Takes Aim at Homebound Seniors' Depression

January
January 18, 2006
  1. Clinical Trials Video Wins National Honor
  2. MGH Cancer Center Creates Multilingual Patient Materials
  3. Dana Farber Adopts Safety Protocol
  4. BMC/Tufts Grant to Reduce Ethnic Disparities
  5. Rapid Response Team Training a Success
  6. CDH Expands Medical Services
  7. Nurse Sensative Measures Sub-Group Meeting
  8. Upcoming IHI Web & Action Programs
  9. Notable Authors at Patient Safety Event
  10. IHI Begins New Data Reporting Cycle
January 4, 2006
  1. IHI New Year's Resolutions
  2. Rapid Response Team Training Set - January 10
  3. Quincy Nurse Honored for Infection Control
  4. Nurse Sensitive Pilot Tests to Begin
  5. MHA/Coalition Offer Award for Excellence
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