This commentary relates challenges to meaningful and accurate quality measurement and makes recommendations to augment health care systems to improve adoption and use of quality measures.

Using defined best practices can reduce rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). Many different national initiatives aim to widely spread these evidence-based practices across medical centers. This article describes the iterative process and lessons learned by a university medical center during a 7-year initiative to decrease CLABSIs. Stakeholder buy-in and culture change are specifically highlighted as important features. The authors note that changing the culture and practice of medical and nursing staff can be difficult, taking time and perseverance. An AHRQ WebM&M perspective by Dr. Timothy Hoff discusses how to establish a safety culture.

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Adoption of smart infusion pump technology was intended to improve medication safety, but past reports describe the ability of nurses to create work-arounds. This study examined preventable intravenous adverse drug events (IV-ADEs) and discovered that only 4% could be intercepted by a smart pump. Investigators reviewed medical records, both before and after adoption of smart pumps, to draw these conclusions. They also provide a qualitative analysis of errors causing preventable IV-ADEs and propose solutions that would improve smart pump technology.

… events were associated with more than $6600 in costs and a 4.8 day longer length of stay. The most notable finding was …