Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The neurosurgery service at this Level I trauma center had experienced high rates of surgical sit...

Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

The health system did not have an adequate process for notifying staff when a patient was on cont...

Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

A review of the hospital’s quality indicators revealed an unacceptable rate of catheter-associate...

Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

The ultimate goal for patients who are mechanically ventilated is to promptly and safely disconti...

High rates of hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

Reducing inpatient length of stay has a strong impact on value and organizational performance, an...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and morta...

The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

A systematic, repeatable approach was developed to monitor pneumonia patients 30 days following d...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to impr...

Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

Senior leadership at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System assembled an improvement team to use...

This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...

“Every staff member counts” and “every patient counts.” With this mantra, AllianceHealth Pryor in...

The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital recently develope...

The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative have relea...

This HPOE guide, developed by Kaufman Hall, provides key considerations in partnering for populat...

As nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. complete a community health needs assessments (CHNA) process, ...

The Coachella Valley is a region in Southern California with an incredibly high rate of HIV. Base...

Across the United States, nonprofit hospitals are conducting community health needs assessments, ...

June 5–11 is Community Health Improvement Week. The AHA’s Association for Community Health Improv...

The Sunday Shoes Program is an innovative solution to help heart failure patients monitor weight ...

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly focused on finding better ways to deliver care...

A new report from MHA and Collaborative Healthcare Strategies— State of the State: Reducing Readm...

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustaine...

Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a 79 bed, community hospital serving the residents of eas...

Meritus Health’s replacement hospital, Meritus Medical Center, opened five years ago in Washingto...

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

Approximately two years ago frontline staff presented a proposal to remove bed and chair alarms f...

Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...

In 2012, a physician-led Pioneer accountable care organization recognized an opportunity to bette...

The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...

For patients, the transition between acute and post-acute care is rife with risk. Even with moder...

The ICMP Program is a Care Manager collaborative created to ensure the transition of patient care...

North Shore Medical Center aims to provide the perfect patient experience based on evidence-based...

The skilled nursing facility three-day waiver program is an exciting opportunity at Partners Heal...

The Perioperative Medicine Model of Care is a three-pronged approach to the postoperative care of...