Adding to the growing list of safety checklists, the newly released   “Checklists to Improve Patient Safety” focuses on 10 quality improvement areas   targeted by the federal government’s hospital engagement networks (HEN),   Hospitals & Health Networks Daily reported.

Back in December 2011, the  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services awarded $218   million to 26 hospital organizations to operate HENs  and share best   practices and lessons learned as they implement  various strategies.

The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), which developed 10 new   checklists, runs the largest HEN  that includes  about 1,500 hospitals   and 31 state hospital associations, H&HN Daily noted.

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