Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Sharing Best Practices from HEN 2.0

Since September 2015, the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 hospitals have been working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent as part of the Partnership for Patients campaign. For the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit this past July, quality and patient safety managers, clinicians and other hospital leaders developed storyboards depicting innovative hospital approaches to reduce patient harm. Their stories are captured in two-minute videos that feature the project leads describing their hospital’s initiative, key strategies, results and recommendations for spread and sustainability. You can view the videos and storyboards at HRET-HEN.org. Also highlighted on the HRET HEN 2.0 website are 30 new case studies and more videos covering 14 health care topics, including prevention of adverse drug events, operational excellence and reducing readmissions.

For more information and to view these resources, visit www.HRET-HEN.org.