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

June 25th, 2014
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Building off the 2013 HPOE guide on value-based contracting this guide provides additional financ...

June 25th, 2014
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Here’s the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on ...

June 23rd, 2014
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This updated chartpack offers a snapshot of some common strategies used to improve the quality of...

June 17th, 2014
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Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New ...

June 16th, 2014
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This issue brief continues the program’s examination of state-level community benefit oversight b...

June 10th, 2014
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The May 2014 edition of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved highlights lingui...

June 10th, 2014
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Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...

June 9th, 2014
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As our nation's population becomes more diverse, health care organizations are continuously prese...

June 4th, 2014
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Continuing on the second-curve series, HPOE highlights the Second Curve of Population Health info...

June 4th, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

June 4th, 2014
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Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identifie...

June 3rd, 2014
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Three patient navigators are used to advocate on behalf of women with abnormal breast findings on...

June 3rd, 2014
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Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

June 2nd, 2014
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Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

June 2nd, 2014
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Crossroad Health Center is a federally qualified health center and level 3 patient-centered medic...

June 1st, 2014
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All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...

June 1st, 2014
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The Greater Detroit Area Health Council is taking an innovative approach to reducing disparities ...

June 1st, 2014
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After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

June 1st, 2014
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This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...

May 28th, 2014
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Approximately 11,000 fatal patient falls occur in U.S. hospitals annually, but hospitals using ne...

May 22nd, 2014
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This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...

May 22nd, 2014
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Improving care after discharge translates to decreased readmissions. Marshall Medical Center, a 1...

May 19th, 2014
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Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...

May 13th, 2014
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National Hospital Week celebrates the men and women working in U.S. hospitals and care systems wh...

May 12th, 2014

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

May 5th, 2014

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

April 28th, 2014
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At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...

April 28th, 2014
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More than 20 hospitals came together with community organizations in the Cincinnati area to provi...

April 21st, 2014
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The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...

April 16th, 2014
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There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

April 16th, 2014
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The “second curve” of population health involves an integrated approach to improving patient and ...

April 14th, 2014
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This article found that county characteristics are independently associated with higher hospital ...

April 9th, 2014
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The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...

April 7th, 2014
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Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...

April 1st, 2014
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The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variati...

April 1st, 2014
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As of March 2014, progress generally has been positive toward achieving the HP2020 targets for th...

April 1st, 2014
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This guide builds upon prior American Hospital Association reports that outline a road map for ho...

March 31st, 2014
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The winds of change in health care are swirling around us: shifting patient and workforce demogra...

March 31st, 2014
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This infographic shows what 40-year-old Americans would pay for a second-lowest-cost silver excha...

March 24th, 2014
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Rooftop gardens are flourishing atop more and more hospitals. On unused roof space at Castle Medi...

March 24th, 2014
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A growing number of hospitals are engaged in community economic development, recognizing the impo...

March 19th, 2014
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A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...

March 17th, 2014
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This case study describes a pilot program to find out the effect that integrative behavioral heal...

March 17th, 2014
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St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

March 17th, 2014
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One in four Americans experiences a behavioral health illness or substance abuse disorder each ye...

March 17th, 2014
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Providing world-class quality health care may seem an audacious goal for a small or rural hospita...

March 10th, 2014
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The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...

March 3rd, 2014
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This Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence guide explains the value of integrating physical and beha...

February 27th, 2014
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