• Patient Care
• August 7, 2013

New Tool Helps Detect Delirium in Hospital Patients

UCSF researchers have developed a two-minute assessment tool to help hospital staff predict a patient’s risk of delirium, a change in mental cognition characterized by severe confusion and disorientation that can prolong hospital stays.

• Campus News
• July 16, 2013

UCSF Medical Center Again Named One of Nation’s Top Hospitals

UCSF Medical Center ranks among the nation's premier hospitals for the 12th consecutive year and is the best in Northern California.

• Media Coverage
• June 28, 2013
• USA Today

Hospitals Seek High-Tech Help for Hand Hygiene

• Media Coverage
• June 24, 2013
• San Francisco Chronicle via Business Insider

3 Outrageous Hospital Bills for Minor Injuries

• Media Coverage
• June 20, 2013
• Wall Street Journal

Gurpreet Dhaliwal: Establish an in-Person Relationship First

• Media Coverage
• June 14, 2013
• KevinMD.com

Quality, Cost, and Value in Health Care: How to Solve the Puzzle

• Media Coverage
• May 30, 2013
• San Francisco Chronicle

Foundation's Work Ties in with Obamacare Goal

• Media Coverage
• May 29, 2013
• San Francisco Chronicle

Are Blood Transfusions Overused?

• Media Coverage
• May 28, 2013
• The New York Times

With Money at Risk, Hospitals Push Staff to Wash Hands

• Media Coverage
• May 13, 2013
• KPBS

New Medicare Program Penalizes Hospitals With High Re-Admit Rates

• Media Coverage
• May 8, 2013
• Sacramento Bee via Los Angeles Times

Hospital Prices Diverge Wildly, U.S. Data Show

• Media Coverage
• April 28, 2013
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hospital Safety: Your Responsibility or Theirs?

• Media Coverage
• April 16, 2013
• The New York Times

Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors, Study Finds

• Patient Care
• March 6, 2013

New Patient Safety Strategies Outlined in Report Based on Decade of Research

<p>The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new report that identifies the top 10, evidence-based patient safety strategies available to clinicians.</p>

• Education
• March 6, 2013

Radiation Dose Symposium at UCSF to Highlight Patient Safety

<p>A first-of-its-kind interactive and virtual radiology symposium will be based at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus in May, pulling together professionals at every level of hospital care to improve the safety of diagnostic imaging.</p>