Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...

The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

The C. diff collaborative is an ongoing initiative that was developed to improve the early identi...

The goal of this project was to reduce the number of injection errors occurring at the hospital's...

North Shore University Hospital’s palliative care unit emphasizes quality of life by providing pa...

Erie County Medical Center's "boots on the floor" initiative began by hiring five full-time patie...

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System opened a facility to treet heavioral health and prim...

In July of 2009, Olean General Hospital embarked on a journey to improve outcomes for cardiac pat...

The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital's care transition program successfully reduced all-cause ...

NYU Lutheran Healthcare, Brooklyn, N.Y., created a shared medical appointment program transformin...

 White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center’s interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure ...

Hypertension—the silent killer—impacts more than one in three Americans and is a leading cause of...

Education that increases awareness is one of the best ways to transform health outcomes. But, as ...

To support hospitals embarking on their population health journey, the Health Research & Educatio...

What does it take to be a winner? Children's Hospital Colorado received the 2015 AHA-McKesson Que...

As hospitals expand their focus on providing equitable care, attention on those who are lesbian, ...

Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...

In early 2011, AHA members, committees, regional policy boards and staff discussed and crafted a ...

Virtual Health Village is a health information exchange for sharing secure, up-to-date student he...

This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...

Apps and iPads are tools of choice for improving the health of Pennsylvania schoolchildren. Lehig...

Addressing the complex needs of older patients and their caregivers is the focus of the Bridge Mo...

The Bridge Model improves transitions of care by utilizing master’s-educated social workers in a ...

The work to advance health care equity is always evolving, always improving at Henry Ford Health ...

Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...

The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

A population health initiative in Rochester, New York, is bringing together two health care syste...

Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) 2012 community health needs assessment, in which communiti...

This infographic provides a summary of the HPOE guide “Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: ...

Diversity and inclusion are key strategic goals at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in cen...

Leadership is needed to direct resources and programs aimed at reducing health care disparitities...

This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...

Diversity is becoming a key word in health care. Hospitals and health care systems are focusing o...

In 2008, the two hospital systems partnered with the city of Whittier, the YMCA of Greater Whitti...

This New York Times blog was written by a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General ...

The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

Each year, the Illinois Hospital Association recognizes and celebrates the achievements of Illino...

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...

Palmetto Health has pursued multiple initiatives and strategies to promote a healthy community an...

Working with community organizations, including competitors, Palmetto Health is improving the hea...

Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

Their journey to eliminate falls with injury started last year, working towards a safety culture ...

During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...