Quality Safety and Risk Prevention

November 15, 2024

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital achieves ‘Straight A’ safety designation From The Leapfrog Group

This achievement awards VBH the “Straight A” designation, highlighting its continuous commitment to safeguarding patients from preventable harm and enhancing their quality of care.

By VUMC News and Communications
Award winners pose for a photo during the second annual Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention Pursuit of Excellence Awards event in Langford Auditorium. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
October 29, 2024

Award program celebrates improvement work across the VUMC enterprise

The overall winner was a project at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to prevent peripheral IV infiltrations and extravasations.

By Paul Govern
October 2, 2024

VUMC awarded PCORI funding to improve antibiotic prescribing for childhood respiratory infections

The pediatric outpatient antibiotic stewardship project is the first implementation project funded at VUMC as part of the PCORI Health Systems Implementation Initiative, which aims to reduce the estimated 17-year gap between evidence publication and clinical application.

By Leigh MacMillan
The Vanderbilt University Hospital group poses for a photo during the 2nd Annual QSRP Good Catch and Safety Superhero Celebration. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 4, 2024

Celebration honors staff and faculty for modeling safety, quality 

Award winners were honored at the annual celebration hosted by the Office of Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention.

By Paul Govern
November 7, 2023

Vanderbilt hospitals land high Leapfrog safety grades

Three Vanderbilt hospitals have been recognized by the Leapfrog group as among the safest in the United States.

Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (VBH) and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) all received a fall 2023 safety grade of “A.”

By VUMC News and Communications
VUMC’s first Pursuit of Excellence Award winners include, from left, Johnny Woodard, MSN, RN-BC, Tiffany Lewis, MSN, RN, Kevin Harvey, BSN, RN VA-BC, Jarylin Bishop, BSN, RN, Randy Cox, MPH, CPPS, Phil Cook, MHA, Bill Wester, MD, MPH, Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH.
October 25, 2023

New award program celebrates improvement work across the VUMC enterprise

Winner’s of this year’s Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention Pursuit of Excellence Awards were recognized during a poster session and ceremony held recently in Langford Auditorium.

By Kathy Whitney
June 8, 2023

Slayton receives award for uniting research, clinical operations

Jenny Slayton, DNP, RN, received the Outstanding Operational Partner Award recently at the Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System.
By Paul Govern
March 2, 2023

VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation of research findings to improve patient outcomes

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is part of a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.
By Craig Boerner
December 6, 2022

Vanderbilt University Hospital named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital

Vanderbilt University Hospital has again been named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group.
By Doug Campbell
November 16, 2022

Vanderbilt hospitals land high Leapfrog safety grades

Multiple Vanderbilt Health hospitals have been recognized among the safest hospitals in the United States after receiving a fall 2022 safety grade of “A” from the Leapfrog group.
By Doug Campbell
November 3, 2022

New QSRP awards program

A new awards program will recognize quality and safety improvement excellence across Vanderbilt Health.
By Paul Govern
March 9, 2022

VUMC celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will celebrate National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 13-19 with a series of events designed to spread awareness for patient safety throughout the Medical Center campus and its regional hospitals.
By Nancy Humphrey
December 7, 2021

Vanderbilt University Hospital named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by the Leapfrog Group

Vanderbilt University Hospital has been named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, a large coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage that works to encourage health care safety, quality and affordability.
By Doug Campbell
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