Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence guide explains the value of integrating physical and beha...

This viewpoint article examines the barriers to improving health outcomes, eliminating disparitie...

The statistics are staggering: The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes has risen from 1.5...

Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experien...

Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...

The Missouri Hospital Association issued the Standardized, Plain Language Emergency Codes Impleme...

The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released...

The Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides are a suite of tools that include ...

In 2005, Guernsey County in rural Ohio had the state’s second worst late-stage colon cancer rates...

The 2014 AHA Chair-elect Jonathan  Perlin, MD, co-authored this paper and companion financial mod...

The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a...

Founded in 1989, the Metro Community Provider Network is a nonprofit organization in the Denver M...

Established in 2007, Colorado Total Smiles is a nonprofit located in the Denver Metro area that p...

Generational differences—one factor of diversity—are changing workforce dynamics. Traditionalists...

This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...

Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...

Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...

Results from an Association for Community Health Improvement and American Hospital Association Su...

The path to eliminating disparities in health care has a few roadblocks: limited resources and ac...

Womansplace Crisis Center is committed to working toward the elimination of violence against wome...

A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

The community guide is a resource to help hospitals and community organizations choose programs t...

After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...

This HPOE presentation highlights the business imperative for equity of care.  As the health care...

Reducing health care disparities is a growing national priority and state hospital associations a...

This article discusses opportunities for health care providers to leverage Affordable Care Act re...

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

Every October pink appears on everything from ribbons to football helmets and even illuminates th...

As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...

This toolkit helps community groups assess and develop action plans to create sustainable, commun...

This article discusses how using health adjusted life expectacy could bridge the gap between clin...

Focusing on strategies to improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity will be essenti...

Teamwork between infection control and environmental services professionals at Hunterdon Medical ...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

This article discusses the importance of a holistic approach to community development in order to...

Focusing on strategies to improve quality and achieve health care equity is a growing national pr...

Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition Two teams of community members--a coalition of h...

Fletcher Allen Health Care's  Community Benefit CommitteeBurlington, VT About the Initiative:In ...

October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...

October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...

Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...

This report highlights nearly 80 evidence-based disease and injury prevention programs. These pro...

This brief focuses on updating significant points concerning community health needs assessment an...

Patients are becoming empowered. As health care consumers, they are reviewing publicly available ...

Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

This toolkit helps track community partnerships, assess opportunities for increased engagement an...

This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

After a decade of war and an unprecedented number of combat deployments, our service members, vet...

Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...

Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...

This article explores how geographic health information systems can be used to improve the health...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...

This guide includes two sections that address collection and use of patient race, ethnicity and l...

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...

Newark Department of Child and Family Well-BeingNewark NJ The Problem In 2003, The Newark (N.J.)...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...