Monthly Archives: September 2012

Recently, a number of University Hospital staff attended the University HealthSystem Consortium annual meeting.  The consortium is a grouping of about 150 academic medical center hospitals around the country.  As such, they represent our true hospital peers when we begin … Continue reading →

As many of you know, we recently completed our annual DNV hospital accreditation visit.  Such visits consume a lot of energy in our institution, but are critically important activities for University Hospital.  The accreditation visitors reviewed both of our campus … Continue reading →

Recently, the Institute of Medicine published a report:  “Best Care at Lower Cost – The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America”.  The comprehensive report is a 400 page document, but I have supplied two links to summary documents … Continue reading →

This week, a story appeared in the popular news press regarding a program at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.  Hopkins has developed a new patient care program with a $500 million Foundation grant designed to improve patient safety and family engagement … Continue reading →