'Hospitals of excellence' outshine others in mortality, complications.
The latest Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study from HealthGrades, Inc. finds that 152,966 lives could have been saved and 21,896 complications avoided. Leadership by upper management remains a critical element for quality improvement. Leading hospitals regularly use multidiscipline approach and implement new strategies such as rapid response teams.
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