Fall 2009
Articles in this Issue
Top Story
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Seeking to reduce waste and inefficiencies across its organization, an Ohio hospital turns to Johns Hopkins for training in Lean Sigma.
From the Director
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The Center for Innovation's executive director introduces an effort to move patient care advances into the mainstream more quickly.
Spotlight
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Two hospitals in the U.K. adopt a Johns Hopkins safety program to help them prevent the spread of infections.
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Investigators tackle the complex task of improving postsurgical handoffs.
Conversation
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Patient Safety Director Lori Paine descibes The Johns Hopkins Hospital's strategies for turning adverse event reports into better care.
Points from Pronovost
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Hopkins' patient safety expert explains how mimicking nature could improve decision-making in health care.
Briefcase
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Hopkins shares its strategies for improving hand-hygiene compliance.
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Past topics include surgical-site infections, hand hygiene and unit-based safety programs .
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Health care "consumers" and providers come together to design a safer health care system.


