HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement

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Articles in March, 2003 issue of HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement

• Hospitalists save money - Brief Article
• Hospitals to share quality information - Brief Article
• Ongoing studies cite clinical best practices: AAAHC IQI seeks to provide QI benchmarking - Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement
• Veterans Health Initiative announced - online program for medical histories - Brief Article
• Health care organization shares the wealth with `benchmarking days'; site visits from other institutions yield two-way learning process - Baptist Health Care Corp
• Lower mortality, LOS seen with intensivists: mortality differences shown in ICUs, hospitalwide - lengths of stay
• Benchmarking beneficial for fiscal management: productivity opportunities can be identified
• It's back to school for system leaders: institute teaches leadership skills, cooperation - University of Michigan Health System