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Eyes on the Ball: Duke Sports Vision Center for Excellence
After a career-changing eye injury, John Scheyer, former Duke basketball standout, turned to his Duke ophthalmologist for guidance and care.
Feb. 10, 2012

Compassion Cart
Durham Regional Hospital has developed a new service to help the loved ones of patients who are receiving end-of-life care in the hospital -- the compassion cart. Upon staff request, a cart containing snacks, beverages, coffee, and a special card is delivered to the patient’s room.
Jan. 16, 2012

Teamwork in Stride: Using Teamwork to Improve Performance and Patient Safety
A system designed to help achieve best patient outcomes finds footing at Duke's Cardiothoracic OR.
Jan. 13, 2012

Advanced Imaging: Balancing Patient Safety and Image Quality
In the absence of national regulations regarding CT radiation doses, Duke researchers are investigating evidence-based ways to protect patients from excess radiation while maintaining the highest level of image quality.
Jan. 13, 2012

It Takes a Team: Creating the Duke Experience
In June 2011, thousands of physicians, staff, and volunteers who work at Duke University Hospital came together for the 2011 All-Staff Event to recommit to caring for patients and their loved ones.
Jan. 13, 2012

One Shared Goal: Successful Steps to Reduce Central-Line Bloodstream Infections
Duke Raleigh Hospital and Durham Regional Hospital have been working hard to reduce central-line bloodstream infections -- and the results have been promising.
Jan. 13, 2012

Medication Reconciliation
Careful adherence to Duke Home Health’s medication reconciliation policy helped Duke physical therapist Bob Yane catch and correct a potentially harmful overdose of a patient’s anticoagulant medication.
Jan. 13, 2012

Multimodality Concurrent Therapy: Improving Communication and Patient Safety
After identifying specific issues related to communication, follow-up appointments, and parameters/criteria for treatment interventions, the team recommended that a new role of concurrent therapy nurse be established. Additionally, a concurrent therapy form was created for use in the handoff process.
Jan. 13, 2012

Access Revolution: Improving Appointment Wait Times
A six-month wait list to be seen at Duke Endocrinology sparked a targeted program to shorten wait times and get sick patients treated sooner.
Jan. 13, 2012

Security Check: Improving Specimen Labeling
Kelly Nelson, MD, medical director of Clinic 3K, and the PDC Accreditation and Patient Safety group looked for opportunities to improve specimen labeling within the clinic.
Jan. 13, 2012

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