Economic Alliance for MichiganCategory: Hospital Safety
2019 EAM Hospital Patient Safety Awards Announced
Sixteen hospitals earn patient safety award
Read MoreCMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals
CMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals 58 percent of penalized hospitals located in Southeastern Michigan NOVI, MICHIGAN, March 6, 2019 – The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a nonprofit group comprised of Michigan’s largest employers and unions, is concerned about the…
Read MoreSix Michigan Hospitals Earn Top Hospital Status
Six hospitals in Michigan earn status of Top Hospital. Is your hospital one of them?
Read MoreHospitals 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 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…
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