Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

National attention to the issue of antibiotic stewardship is increasing. Drug-resistant bacteria ...

May 31 - June 6, 2015, is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health...

Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...

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

Scorecards aren’t just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track...

n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officia...

Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...

“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

April is National Minority Health Month. In 2011, the AHA and four partners formed Equity of Care...

Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...

When hospitals care for victims of violence, it provides a window of opportunity to interrupt the...

The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

Building a culture of health means ensuring all people have the opportunity to live productive, h...

Working toward the Triple Aim of better care, better health and lower cost means achieving the go...

The AHA/HRET HEN project ended in December 2014, but quality improvement work continues at hospit...

Partnering in 2014, the AHA Committee on Research and AHA Committee on Performance Improvement fo...

By focusing on preventive care and health promotion, hospitals are catalyzing change in their com...

University Hospitals, Cleveland, is advancing multiple care equity initiatives. The over 2,000-be...

Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...

Building a culture that is inclusive and founded on principles of diversity was a “key destinatio...

Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to...

Community members are integral partners at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, helping ...

Preventing falls has been in the news recently, and with good reason: Among older adults, falls a...

How is your hospital building a culture of health in the community? That is, a culture in which a...

How is your hospital building a culture of health in the community? That is, a culture in which a...

Diversity has become a core value at U.S. hospitals. Meridian Health, a not-for-profit health car...

Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

The answer is HPOE.org. The question: Where do hospital and care system leaders find resources an...

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...

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

“Once a patient believes that you [the provider] understand them, we think the healing begins,” s...

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

Engaging patients and families in health care can help hospitals achieve the Triple Aim: better c...

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

It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Re...

A national leader in health care equity, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has developed s...

Small tests of change can give hospitals momentum and show early progress in improvement projects...

Improving patient safety, leading multiple improvement efforts and moving to value-based care: Th...

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

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

Here’s the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on ...

Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New ...

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

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

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

Improving care after discharge translates to decreased readmissions. Marshall Medical Center, a 1...

National Hospital Week celebrates the men and women working in U.S. hospitals and care systems wh...

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...

More than 20 hospitals came together with community organizations in the Cincinnati area to provi...

The “second curve” of population health involves an integrated approach to improving patient and ...

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

The winds of change in health care are swirling around us: shifting patient and workforce demogra...

Rooftop gardens are flourishing atop more and more hospitals. On unused roof space at Castle Medi...

One in four Americans experiences a behavioral health illness or substance abuse disorder each ye...

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

The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...

The statistics are staggering: The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes has risen from 1.5...

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...