Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Medicaid is the nation's health coverage program for the low-income population, covering , more t...

Cigna’s Collaborative Accountable Care initiative provides financial incentives to physician grou...

Sandy Hausman reports on the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, a Commonwealth Fund-supported de...

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

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

This toolkit presents Muskegon County's Community Health Needs Assessment  process and results, a...

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

Using Plan-Do-Study-Act, this initiative prioritized utilization of spirometry as the standard di...

This guide provides hospital leaders with a snapshot of hospitals' current readiness to participa...

Walk into an ER for treatment and walk out with a medical home. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospit...

A key element of the PCMH model is engaging patients and caregivers in their care. This paper off...

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

This paper examines successful approaches to delivering mental health treatment in primary care a...

This brief describes how decisionmakers can encourage a model of care that truly reflects the nee...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Evidence-based practice is an essential requirement of professional health care providers. Rural ...

In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

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

AIM focuses care on people with advanced illness, which often involves more than one chronic diag...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

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

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

This report discusses the strenghts of community disease prevention offers and presents a framewo...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...

An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that p...

This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), incl...

Restructuring care has reduced readmissions at St. Mary?s Duluth (MN) Clinic Heart and Vascular ...

This article describes the development of the regional health collaborative, a population-based h...

This brief, based on site visits from Nov. 2009 through March 2010, highlights care coordination ...

This report summarizes the results of that survey, which indicated that overall influenza vaccina...

The report provides a scientific base and practical guidance fo rengaging public health professio...

The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients'  Wishes and Accou...

After defining patient-centered medical homes, this report discusses particular opportunities and...

The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...

The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

In the Pink is a program of Saint Michael's Medical Center and the program provides outreach, edu...

St. Joseph Community Health  in Albuquerque, New Mexico, wants to make sure that all children hav...

W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...

This article discusses strategies to maximize improvement in overall population health and sugges...

This article argues that policy actions must focus on income security, education, housing, food s...