Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

The Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers helps ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) make care safer for their patients. ASCs can use the toolkit to apply the proven principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive... read more

Facing Change: When to Embrace, When to Resist

Facing Change: When to Embrace, When to Resist

This editorial is focused on 3 major areas where change is occurring: (1) change in scientific evidence leading to modification in practice, (2) changes in the health care system structure and how it affects our daily lives,... read more

Clinical summaries for hospitalised patients: time for higher standards

Clinical summaries for hospitalised patients: time for higher standards

The average person remembers less than half of the information provided by healthcare professionals during a medical visit. The situation is arguably most challenging for patients leaving the hospital, where acute illness,... read more

Mindfulness Program Aims to Help Nurses Better Manage Stress

Mindfulness Program Aims to Help Nurses Better Manage Stress

Creating a nursing workforce that is resilient to occupational stress and burnout is critical for engagement, job satisfaction and retention, as well as the overall success of any healthcare organization. The overall goal... read more