Viewing articles in the ‘Performance & Quality’ topic.
November 18, 2020
CHICAGO – The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has recognized 89 of an eligible 607 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2019. Of those 89 hospitals, 12 are Canadian facilities.
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August 31, 2020
In North America about 5 percent of all patients in a hospital or LTC centre will acquire a hospital acquired infection (HAI), and some of them will die. In fact, 100,000 patients die each year in hospital from HAI and about 400,000 die in LTC – every year. Read More
August 19, 2020
TORONTO – Ontario-based Halton Healthcare was recognized for digital transformation excellence last month during the ITWC 2020 Digital Transformation Week conference. Halton Healthcare was presented with the top Digital Transformation Award in the Large Public Sector category in recognition of its use of novel patient-centered technologies that integrate clinical functionality.
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February 5, 2020
If Calgarian Amy van Engelen could improve one thing about the health system, it would be to ensure patients experience high-quality endoscopies – regardless of the clinic or doctor performing them.
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October 8, 2019
OTTAWA – Needing to be at work while ill, inefficient workplace practices, and poor work-life balance are some of the predictors of burnout amongst Canadian physicians, according to new research by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).
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September 11, 2019
BARRIE, Ont. – Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has entered into a partnership with technology provider, Savience, for a host of digital services to transform outpatient services and improve patient satisfaction. The technology, which includes self-registration kiosks, clinical dashboards, wayfinding boards, reminder services, a patient portal and mobile apps, will be installed incrementally with the first kiosks planned for early 2020.
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August 7, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in the United States, including what it considers to be the top 20 medical centres. The “Best Hospitals Honor Roll” takes both the specialty rankings and the procedure and condition ratings into account.
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May 1, 2019
ORLANDO, FLA. – It drives Peter Bak nuts when hospitals tout their HIMSS Analytics EMRAM scores and make reaching Stage 6 or 7 the object of their I.T. strategies. Read More
April 24, 2019
OTTAWA – For the first time, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is releasing patient experience survey data, shedding light on how Canadians feel about care received during a hospital stay.
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April 10, 2019
NEW YORK – In its April 5 2019 edition, Newsweek magazine ranked the best hospitals in 11 industrialized countries around the world. For Canada, it ranked 85 hospitals, giving each a score. At the top is the University Health Network, followed by North York General Hospital in Toronto, and Rockyview General Hospital (pictured) in Calgary.
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