Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

This article highlights the success of a pilot project between Park Nicollet hospital, St. Louis ...

Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

This article found that county characteristics are independently associated with higher hospital ...

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

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

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

Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the ...

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

The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quali...

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

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

Kaiser Permanente, as an integrated health care delivery system, has made significant progress to...

Transforming organizations, such as academic health centers or teaching hospitals, toward creatin...

This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in fede...

Now, more than ever, hospitals and health system CEOs cannot sit on their hands as new care deliv...

Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...

At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

For the last century, the major causes of disease and death among Americans have changed, shiftin...

Acute care hospitals have been establishing palliative programs at a rapid pace; the United States n...

In 1996, as the growth in managed care increased the role for general internists and primary care...

Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patter...

AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, par...

One of the most vital strategies in the current health care environment is physician-hospital ali...

In an Oct. 17 webinar presented by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWo...

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...

Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...

Secondary analysis of data from two studies examining palliative care in rural areas was conducte...

Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adv...

Quality is the first word that comes to mind when we talk about the American Hospital Association...

This decision-maker brief offers programmatic and policy changes that can help practices, especia...

This report utilizes Dartmouth Atlas data to show differences in resource utilization among the 2...

South Nassau Communities Hospital initiated the "Knot So Fast" project to promote a safe and effi...

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor ...

Traditionally, primary care physicians maintain chief responsibility for treating their criticall...

Coney Island Hospital developed a crisis prevention, early intervention, and response team known ...

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

The closed-door discussion focused on the best practices of organizations that have won or were f...

Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...

In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...

The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

This annual webinar highlights thhe 2011 AHA-McKesson  Quest forQuality winners and finalists. 20...

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...

Transplant recipients are fragile patients, at high risk for infections and fluid and electrolyte...

This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a...

This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a "natural experiment" t...