Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This issue brief continues the program’s examination of state-level community benefit oversight b...

This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...

The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...

A growing number of hospitals are engaged in community economic development, recognizing the impo...

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

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

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

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...

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

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...

The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...

Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...

To become an effective population health manager, a hospital must create effective partnerships. ...

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

Providing the very best care—the goal of all hospitals and care givers—must include an understand...

Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the ris...

Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the ...

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

 HPOE is pleased to highlight case studies from the Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute f...

This webinar from Health Resources in Action discusses the benefits of hospital-community collabo...

This case study explains Barnes-Jewish Hospital's approach to training it  4,100 team members thr...

This case study looks at he Joint Commission's recommendation related to culturally and linguisti...

n 2008, Barnes-Jewish Hospital center for diversity and cultural competence developed an 18-hourc...

After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...

This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in fede...

The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

The program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot progra...

Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, ...

Healthy Woman is a community that empowers women with the confidence to make informed health care...

The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dis...

he camp, a collaboration with Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the University of Wyoming C...

Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a...

Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders were at a higher risk of po...

Now, more than ever, hospitals and health system CEOs cannot sit on their hands as new care deliv...

Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...

At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

Joint ventures between investor-owned and nonprofit health care organizations are not new; in fac...

This article explores eight of the most challenging and interesting issues that hospital leaders ...

Acute care hospitals have been establishing palliative programs at a rapid pace; the United States n...

In 1996, as the growth in managed care increased the role for general internists and primary care...

Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

For the  last 15 years, public hospitals have pursued multiple strategies to help maintain financ...

AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

One of the most vital strategies in the current health care environment is physician-hospital ali...

In an Oct. 17 webinar presented by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWo...

Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...

Today's hospital leaders are in need of products and services to help them meet growing efficienc...

Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital...

Hospitals are on a never-ending journey of quality improvement—employing new technologies and tec...

This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Rese...

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

On April 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  released a final regulation for the ne...

Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...

Rob Olson, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bellingham, Wash., sold his solo practice when he ...

The goal of this guide is to help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue of ...

This web seminar provided participants with information about diversity management, cultural comp...

A recent study of 39 children's hospitals revealed 16 organizations have antimicrobial stewardshi...

Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...

Safety-net hospitals have lower performance than non-SNHs on metrics of patient-reported experien...

Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...

Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...

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

A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...

After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...

Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...

The Kishwaukee Community Hospital nurses and physicians recognized the opportunity to improve car...

Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...

The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...

Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...

The aim of this project was to reduce the number of Venous Thromboembolisms acquired during hospi...

A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are forming in communities across the country. In ACOs, hea...

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

An annual list of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

To meet patient needs in the current market, hospitals have traditionally focused their efforts o...

Adoption of rapid response teams has grown dramatically in hospital settings. Despite limited evi...

This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and s...

HRET and the Commonwealth Fund reviewed research findings regarding the characteristics and proce...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

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

Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...

Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...

Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...