Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The conclusion of H&HN's yearlong series on hospital, community and national efforts to identify ...

This articles argues that now is the time to integrate public health and primary care in a way th...

A central goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to significantly reduce the n...

The Affordable Care Act and state Medicaid reform efforts present opportunities to reengineer hea...

 For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak c...

A monograph from the Association of American Medical Colleges, in partnership with the Institute ...

Bernard J. Tyson, a Kaiser Permanente employee and leader for 28 years and its chief operating of...

Efforts to improve U.S. health care must include payment reforms that encourage greater efficienc...

Health care reform presents academic health centers with an opportunity to test new systems of ca...

The implementation of accountable care organizations, a new health care payment and delivery mode...

This cross-site comparison of the early experience of four provider organizations participating i...

The Florida Hospital Association is proud to recognize the 2012 Celebration of Achievement in Qua...

Building a culture of quality and safety in hospitals requires accomplished and courageous health...

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...

Diabetes is among the ten leading causes of death in both white and African American patients, bu...

Accelerating Care Integration Lack of care coordination and integration was identified as a majo...

Focusing on patient education and collaboration with physicians and the hospital, Gundersen Luthe...

The AHA is dedicated to highlighting the good work that America's hospitals are doing to care and...

America's health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, say...

Patients hospitalized for tobacco-related illnesses may be the most motivated to quit using tobac...

PLF hosted a session on achieving team-based health care delivery. David Nash, MD, founding dean ...

The Health Disparities Cancer Collaborative implemented six components of the chronic care model ...

This commentary was written by  Daren R. Anderson, MD, vice president and chief quality officer, ...

This article discusses how clinically at-risk and socially disadvantaged populations may not be f...

Studies suggest that the presence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) adds a layer of complexity...

Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in te...

Kaiser maintains a number of operating units to identify and test innovations. The Center for Tot...

Quality is the first word that comes to mind when we talk about the American Hospital Association...

Fully two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. One-third of American children are overwei...

This chartpack offers a snapshot of some common strategies used to improve the quality of care th...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital identified the need to improve the patient experience in the emergenc...

Rush-Copley Medical Center collaborated with the Kane County Health Department after an outbreak ...

This webinar highlighted the essential elements within care coordination strategies for the dual ...

This paper explores the current landscape of patient-centered medical home services for patients ...

This guide provides techniques, case studies and guiding principles from various fields of expert...

Until recently, Stony Brook University Medical Center's approach to core measure data consisted o...

At Mountainside Residential Care Center's resident council, residents requested an improved dinin...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

Adventist HealthCareRockville, Maryland1,045 Beds The Problem Adventist HealthCare created the C...

Barnes-Jewish HospitalSt. Louis, MO1,305 Beds The Problem Barnes-Jewish Hospital created the Cen...

The hospital partnered with the Wyoming Department of Health to work to eliminate health disparit...

Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the owner...

Johns Hopkins Health SystemBaltimore, MD912 Beds  The Problem Hopkins ElderPlus is the Programs ...

Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

This article discusses the socioeconomic factors necessary for health in a community. The author ...

This report discusses the necessity of health information technology to effectively and systemati...