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May
May 14, 2008
  1. SPEAKING OF RATIOS...HERALD SLAMS BILL
  2. HOSPITAL DAY ON THE HILL: 300 TURN OUT TO OPPOSE RATIO BILL
  3. HOSPITALS PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH FAIR
  4. REP. CASEY GETS NURSING AWARD
  5. CMS TO RUN ADS ON HOSPITAL QUALITY
  6. FALLS SYMPOSIUM TOMORROW IN WORCESTER
  7. PARTNERS' SITE: IMPRESSIVE POSTING
  8. NEW BLOG: COMPASSIONATE CARE
  9. ISMP ISSUES GUIDELINES ON ADCs
  10. ANNA JAQUES IN THE SCHOOLS
  11. 8 NEW NURSES FROM BROCKTON
  12. WINCHESTER AND THE SCHOOLS PARTNER UP
  13. TEAM UP WITH CITIZEN SCHOOLS
  14. NOMINATE YOUR HOSPITAL FOR CIRCLE OF LIFE AWARD
May 1, 2008
  1. HOSPITALS SHARE HAND WASH STRATEGIES
  2. ONE-STOP LIBRARY FOR Q PROFESSIONALS
  3. MRSA STUDIES ON SURVEILLANCE INTERVENTIONS
  4. WINCHESTER: TEAMS UP TO TAKE BACK DRUGS
  5. AWARDS
  6. HEALTHY CELEBRATIONS
  7. HEALTH CARE ON THE MOVE
  8. CHECK OUT THE LATEST IN QUALITY
April
April 16, 2008
  1. PATIENT-CAREGIVER COMMUNICATIONS
  2. KIDS AT HIGHER RISK FOR MED ERRORS
  3. MURRAY BILL FOCUSES ON SAFETY
  4. HOSPITAL LEADS TOWN'S "WELLNESS U."
  5. AHRQ'S NEW TOOL ALLOWS COMPARISONS
  6. eHEALTH BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY
April 2, 2008
  1. MHQP ISSUES 2008 QUALITY OF CARE REPORT
  2. HAND HYGIENE REQUIRES TEAMWORK
  3. NURSING SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
  4. THE GROWING DEMAND FOR NURSES
  5. QUALITY CARE STARTS WITH THE PATIENT
  6. SMOKE-FREE IS THE WAY TO BE
  7. NAME THAT ROBOT
  8. UPDATE ON BROCKTON ELECTRONIC RECORDS
  9. CARITAS GOOD SAM M.D. GETS E-PRESCRIPTION HONOR
  10. A SURVEY WITH HEALTHY RESULTS
  11. ACCREDITIONS
March
March 19, 2008
  1. DO YOU KNOW A COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVER?
  2. VOICES OF ANNA JACQUES RNs ARE HEARD
  3. DISCOVERING A FUTURE IN NURSING
  4. THE BIRDS AND THE BEES
  5. GIVING HOPE IS QUALITY CARE
  6. DANA-FARBER MODEL FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE
March 5, 2008
  1. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, REQUEST FOR RESPONSE
  2. RFP FOR "SIMMAN" AND "SIMBABY"
  3. PLEASE WASH YOUR HANDS
  4. NURSING SCHOLARS APPLICATION AVAILABLE
  5. KEEP AN EYE ON SEN. MURRAY BILL
  6. HOSPITALS TEACH VITAL PARENTING SKILLS
  7. A PATIENT'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF BMC
  8. CROSSING THE DIVIDE TOGETHER
  9. A SURVEY FOR A HEALTHY TOMORROW
  10. AWARDS
  11. ASHRM AND HEALTHCARE DECISIONS DAY
February
February 21, 2008
  1. NEW ENGLAND SINAI'S PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION LEADERSHIP
  2. CPR/AED SURVEY SENT TO HOSPITALS
  3. WEIGH IN ON JC's PROPOSED CHANGES
  4. FEDS BACKTRACK ON SAFETY TOOL RULING
  5. CARITAS GOOD SAM, BIDMC M.D. AFFILIATION
  6. CALLING ALL NOMINATIONS
  7. SAVE THE DATE! FALLS PREVENTION
  8. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
  9. LEARNING FROM THE PATIENT AND CARE TEAM
  10. THE GOLD STANDARD IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
  11. WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY
  12. OFFICIALS APPROVE NEW CENTER
  13. UPCOMING IHI PROGRAMS
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