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Leveraging Healthcare Policy Changes to Decrease Hospital 30-Day Readmission Rates 
Leveraging Healthcare Policy Changes to Decrease Hospital 30-Day Readmission Rates 
Experts estimate that as many as 20% of hospitalizations are rehospitalizations within 30 days of discharge. Two major processes, if improved, can help decrease 30-day readmission rates: communication and transitional care. 

 

Beyond the Bundle: Reducing the Risk of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections 
The key to successful reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections is to combine strategies from the available guidelines with the adaptive cultural changes necessary to achieve sustainable, actionable results. 
Medication Errors with the Dosing of Insulin: Problems across the Continuum 
In reported events involving the use of insulin products, 52% of the events led to situations in which a patient may have or actually received the wrong dose or no dose of insulin. 
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Apply evidence-based practices to reduce CLABSI 
Monitor the use of insulin products 
Identify principles of correct-site surgery 
What You Need to Know About Bloodstream Infections 
Apply evidence- based practices to reduce CLABSI  Monitor the use of insulin products  Identify principles of correct-site surgery  What you need to know about bloodstream infections 
 
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