Tag Archives: MHA Keystone
Michigan hospitals celebrate 10 years of making care safer
2013 marks the 10-year anniversary of the MHA Keystone Center and, more importantly, 10 years of making care safer. In 2003, Michigan hospitals, in conjunction with the MHA, established the MHA Keystone Center to bring together hospitals, state and national…
To recognize April as Donate Life month, many MHA-member hospitals are hosting events to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and transplantation and are continuing efforts to increase the size of the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. Michigan hospitals,…
MHA Patient Safety & Quality Symposium Focuses on the Patient Perspective
The MHA will host Health Care Through My Eyes: The Patient Perspective, its fifth patient safety and quality symposium, April 25 and 26 at the Dearborn Inn. The symposium is focused on a team approach to participatory health care that responds to the…
Michigan hospitals lead nation in CA-UTI reduction
Michigan hospitals reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) by 25 percent, compared to a 6 percent reduction experienced by hospitals in the remainder of the country, according to a study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association…
Recognizing National Patient Safety Awareness Week
This week is National Patient Safety Awareness Week, and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) are asking Michigan hospitals and patients to recognize the advancements that have been made in the patient safety…
Michigan Organ Donor Registry experiences record year
A record 524,418 people joined the Michigan Organ Donor Registry in 2012, a 31 percent increase from 2011. As of Jan. 2, nearly 3 million people were listed on the registry. These individuals provide hope for the more than 3,000…
Revamped MHA Keystone Center website serves as public health care resource
The MHA Keystone Center recently relaunched its website with an updated design, including new navigation options and content. This comprehensive site reflects the ongoing alignment of the MHA’s patient safety, quality and transparency efforts through the MHA Keystone Center, MHA…
5 Things You Can Do to Be an Informed, Safe and Activated Patient
Health care in the United States is a study in contradictions. On the one hand, Americans benefit from some of the finest care available in the world. On the other hand, costs remain higher than other advanced countries, with poorer…
New Secretary of State Policy Boosts Organ Donor Registry
This guest post is by Sam R. Watson, senior vice president, Patient Safety and Quality at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and executive director of the MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality. In April, Secretary of State…
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