Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

Trustees, senior leaders and quality chairs play a pivotal role as their hospitals and health car...

Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...

This webinar showcases the transformational journey of St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., a...

In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...

Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...

With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

The Stars of the Field is H&HN's second annual AHA awards issue. Hospitals that are making tremen...

Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...

The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

Health care organizations are in varying stages of clinical and financial integration as they pur...

Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...

Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communitie...

Building off the 2013 HPOE guide on value-based contracting this guide provides additional financ...

Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...

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

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...

Moving from a volume-based payment model to a value-based payment model requires a new set of man...

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...

There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...

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 ...

Providing world-class quality health care may seem an audacious goal for a small or rural hospita...

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

Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...

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 2014 AHA Chair-elect Jonathan  Perlin, MD, co-authored this paper and companion financial mod...

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

Generational differences—one factor of diversity—are changing workforce dynamics. Traditionalists...

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

Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...

Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...

This HPOE presentation highlights the business imperative for equity of care.  As the health care...

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

As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...

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

Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

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...

At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...

This article explores how geographic health information systems can be used to improve the health...

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...

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

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...

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

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

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

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

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

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

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

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

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

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

Think of all the instruments, equipment and furniture in a hospital operating room. Any of these ...

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

"Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care" expands on four strategies originally identified in...

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

Using FOCUS-PDCA, the hospital identified an opportunity to decrease the 30 day readmission rate ...

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...

The traditional behavioral health access model of calling for an appointment which is subsequentl...

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

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

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

The University of Michigan Health System used lean management and the plan-do-check-act cycle to ...

According to the Pew research center,  74 percent of all adults in the United States use the Inte...

The University of Connecticut's community-based education program collaborated with community par...

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...

The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...

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...

Imagine being hospitalized for a serious illness and being unable to communicate with nurses or d...

Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...

Bellin Health SystemGreen Bay, WI Bellin Health System is a nonprofit integrated health care del...