Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Community health initiatives that start with small successes can lead to bigger changes. St. Cath...

The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond t...

The Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals created a guide to help hospitals...

Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

Trust is among the most important currencies we have as health care leaders. And during these tim...

On Jan. 20, 2017, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the presidential inauguration and ex...

Communities around the country are experiencing challenges in preventing substance use. For some ...

In response to a rapidly transforming health care environment, hospitals and health systems acros...

BackgroundHenry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation composed of hospitals, medical...

BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru...

BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., ...

BackgroundMultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, W...

BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 heal...

A complete list of every HPOE/HRET guide created since 2010. This list features nearly 80 guides ...

To help reduce 30-day readmission rates, South Nassau Communities Hospital implemented “Right Car...

SBH Health System implemented numerous strategies to reduce the number of Cather-Associated Urina...

Cortland Regional Medical Center’s Transitional Care Program is working to reduce 30-day readmiss...

The 2016 chairman's columns have focused on  inspiring stories about hospitals and health systems...

All future performance improvement projects will address health care disparities. That’s the comm...

Hospitals and health systems are working hard to ensure that every person in every community rece...

Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever....

When hospitals engage community members and patients in the community health assessment process, ...

Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

To improve community health, Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (MGH&FC) in Shelton, Wash...

After recognizing asthma as a major condition for many patients in the emergency department, St. ...

Hospitals are working to achieve all elements of the Triple Aim by redesigning traditional ways o...

Increasingly, hospitals and health systems are forming partnerships to attain the new and demandi...

More and more hospitals are offering a wide variety of health and wellness programs and benefits ...

Hospitals and health systems are intensifying their focus to ensure all patients receive high-qua...

This joint HPOE and Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital webinar discus...

Hospitals are helping students with disabilities transition from school to the workplace. Mat-Su ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize recognizes leadership and innovation in quality improvem...

Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care fo...

Adirondack Health is working with multiple sectors of the community, such as the Franklin County ...

MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

Here’s an excellent opportunity for health care executives to study and discuss pressing health c...

Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical C...

In 2016, Cleveland Clinic was honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with its Equity ...

Hospitals can create a culture of health in their own organization and in the community by develo...

Analyzing contributing factors and implementing targeted, sustainable solutions have helped hospi...

While much work has been done in the hospital setting, patient falls continue to be a problem. As...

In July 2016, the AHA/HRET Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 hosted a state hospital associat...

The AHA/HRET Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 identifies best practices proven to reduce hos...

Since September 2015, the American Hospital Association (AHA)/Health Research & Educational Trust...

A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavior...

Since 2012, the Aiming for Zero program at Northwell Hospital is continuously working to reduce C...

Northern Westchester Hospital is improving their patients’ experience through the Food Is Care pr...

The St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center created a Hypoglycemic Task Force to recognize and decrea...

At hospitals and health care systems across the country, executives, clinicians and staff are lea...

  The patient experience is more important today than ever before, with payments tied to patie...