Economic Alliance for MichiganCategory: Hospital Safety
Hospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections
Hospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections Troubling New Report on Hospital Infections Comes While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Considers Discontinuing Publicly Reporting Rates Each day, one out of 25 hospital patients in the U.S. contracts a…
Read MoreEleven Michigan hospitals awarded for excellence and improvement in maternity care
Discover more about maternity care in Michigan with the EAM Maternity Care Project
Read MoreHow safe is your hospital? Updated Hospital Safety Grades now available
In Michigan, 76 hospitals were graded, and 23 were awarded an “A.” Find out who.
Read MorePrestigious Top Hospital Award Given to Four Michigan Hospitals
Four hospitals in Michigan have been named to Leapfrog’s 2017 national list of Top Hospitals
Read MoreMichigan Records Less “A” Grades In Latest Hospital Safety Scores
In Michigan, 77 hospitals were graded, and 19 were awarded an “A.” Find out who.
Read MoreIn Michigan, 46 percent of reporting hospitals fully meet standards for hospital acquired conditions
Overall fewer hospital patients are harmed by bedsores and injuries but more work is needed A new report, based on The Leapfrog Group’s 2016 hospital survey results regarding two preventable hospital acquired conditions: serious pressure ulcers and injuries. Patients who…
Read MoreHospitals in Michigan lack willingness in reporting medication safety outcomes
First-ever data on bedside bar coding shows hospitals have the technology to safely administer medication but fall short on using it effectively The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) along with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog, released the 2017…
Read MoreNew Report shows Michigan hospitals lacking disclosures for Labor & Delivery outcomes
Too Many High-Risk, Very-Low Birth-Weight Babies are Being Delivered at Hospitals Ill-Equipped to Care for Them Analysis by The Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health of 2016 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Results The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit representing employers and…
Read MoreEight Michigan Hospitals Earn the 2017 EAM Hospital Patient Safety Award
Eight Michigan hospitals earn the 2017 EAM Hospital Patient Safety Award. Honors go to hospitals throughout Michigan.
Read MoreNew Report shows Unnecessary C-Sections and Episiotomies Are Dangerously Common
Latest Report Shows Early Elective Delivery Rate at an All Time Low, But Unnecessary C-Sections and Episiotomies Are Dangerously Common Six Michigan hospitals fully meet all standards for safe maternity care practices NOVI, MICHIGAN – February 28, 2017 – The…
Read MoreNew report shows need for improvement in preventing complications following heart bypass surgery
The study determined that if hospitals in Michigan, performing heart bypass, reduced morbidity (complications) of just one additional patient, potentially over $4.4 million can be saved in health care costs.
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