Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Leading the fight against blood clots

Blood clots are one of the leading causes of complications in United States hospitals, claiming an estimated 300,000 lives each year.

Dr. Susann Land, vice president and chief quality officer at Texas Health HEB, is leading a High Impact Performance Improvement (HIPI) project designed to prevent deadly blood clots from forming in both medical and surgical patients across the Texas Health system.

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