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While much work has been done in the hospital setting, patient falls continue to be a problem. As...
Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...
This project addresses the health care system's strategic initiative to ensure interdisciplinary ...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...
The hospital identified an opportunity to improve its discharge planning process to allow more ti...
Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...
This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...
Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...
The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative have relea...
An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patie...
Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center ...
Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...
Mercy Medical Center committed to delivering the highest quality care with the greatest efficienc...
As part of the efforts to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognize...
The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...
Overcoming language barriers with patients improves communication, a critical element of safety a...
Patient and family engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, lower health care costs, d...
North Shore University Hospital’s palliative care unit emphasizes quality of life by providing pa...
The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...
The medical center consistently missed internal quality targets, with a mean HAPU rate for 2007-2...
The Wisconsin Quality of Life Index is a multidimensional model for measuring patients’ quality o...
St. John's implemented a web-based business intelligence platform that integrates physician quali...
April is National Minority Health Month. In 2011, the AHA and four partners formed Equity of Care...
Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer...
Most hospitals collect race, ethnicity and language data, but a smaller percentage use the data i...
Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...
This handy visual aid illustrates the main points from "2013 Diversity and Disparities: A Benchma...
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...
This infographic provides a sample of the findings from the 2013 Diversity and Disparities: A Ben...
Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...
This updated chartpack offers a snapshot of some common strategies used to improve the quality of...
A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...
All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...
This viewpoint article examines the barriers to improving health outcomes, eliminating disparitie...
Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...