Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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...

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

The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. I...

In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

This articles explores how HealthPartners decided to target nonclinical determinants of populatio...

The report describes the journeys of four care systems as they are transforming into accountable ...

This toolkit provides a framework for creating interventions that promote the Healthy People 2020...

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

AHA NOVA Awards honor effective, collaborative programs focused on improving community health sta...

It is both “a sprint and a marathon.” That’s how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor...

It is both a sprint and a marathon.” That's how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor,...

This article aims to define the term "healthy communities" based on existing literature on the to...

Only a small percentage of patients develop a health care-associated infection after surgery, and...

This guide describes a three-step action plan from the On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project that helps...

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

Many of the nation's hospitals and health systems have made progress laying the building blocks f...

Board members have a critical role to play in setting the tone for meaningful quality improvement...

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

In California, about 16 percent of the adult population, more than 4 million people, have mental ...

Doctors Hospital of Manteca/Tenet HealthcareManteca, CABeds: 73 The ProblemRealizing high-alert ...

The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

This resource gives hospital and health system leaders concrete, practical steps grounded on evid...

How do you successfully integrate behavioral health and primary care? A recent HPOE webinar highl...

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

This webinar highlights the upcoming HPOE action guide, "Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary ...

The Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Networks are designed to improve patient care ac...

Providing quality care for patients with limited English proficiency can be challenging, even for...

This report from the Department of Health and Human Services describes a plan to bolster implemen...

The aviation industry has successfully used checklists to ensure safe air travel for passengers a...

This article discusses how six organizations in Oakland, Calif., used a health impact assessment ...

There is a growing need to improve health care, especially at the interface between general medic...

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

Everyone is talking “population health management,” and many health care organizations are succes...

Cultural competency in health care describes the ability of systems to provide care to patients w...

Here’s a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...

Here's a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...

Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (popul...

No single organization can effectively address complex community health issues such as access to ...

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

June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...

June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...