Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...

Today’s hospital and care system leaders are addressing challenges while maximizing opportunities...

At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...

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

Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...

The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variati...

A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...

St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experien...

The Missouri Hospital Association issued the Standardized, Plain Language Emergency Codes Impleme...

The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released...

The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a...

This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...

The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

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...

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health 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...

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

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

Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...

Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

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

Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

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

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

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

Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...

The 2012 AHA Committee on Performance Improvement focused on advanced illness management. Well-de...

Sentara HealthcareNorfolk, VA Sentara Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system headquartered...

What a difference three years of focusing on performance improvement can make! In 2009, metrics a...

The November issue of Trustee magazine delves into hospital mergers with a cover article featurin...

Barriers and Strategies for Overcoming Them To identify the barriers to implementation and the s...

Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

A key objective of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's new reimbursement and payment...