Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Hospitals and care systems are uniquely positioned to play an integral role preventing violence i...

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

Working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this infographic summarizes the findings of a re...

The Human Services Alliance of Beaufort County is one of the oldest coalitions for health improve...

As the U.S. health care system transforms, hospitals are playing a greater role in building a cul...

What is it? Now in its third year, Camp Med is a three-day, hands-on experience at the hospital t...

There is often confusion around what is meant by the term “population health.” HPOE and the Assoc...

Albany Medical Center developed the Child Advocacy Resident Education program that aims to improv...

Hospital-based Strategies for Creating a Culture of Health provides background on the Robert Wood...

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

Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...

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

To address the widespread lack of access to basic health care, community health centers serve mor...

This issue brief continues the program’s examination of state-level community benefit oversight b...

After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...

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

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...

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

Results from an Association for Community Health Improvement and American Hospital Association Su...

The community guide is a resource to help hospitals and community organizations choose programs t...

This article discusses opportunities for health care providers to leverage Affordable Care Act re...

This article discusses the importance of a holistic approach to community development in order to...

This report highlights nearly 80 evidence-based disease and injury prevention programs. These pro...

This brief focuses on updating significant points concerning community health needs assessment an...

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

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...

Newark Department of Child and Family Well-BeingNewark NJ The Problem In 2003, The Newark (N.J.)...

Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. I...

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

This article aims to define the term "healthy communities" based on existing literature on the to...

The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...

To become an effective population health manager, a hospital must create effective partnerships. ...

June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

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

This report indentifies and explains guiding principles to inform the implementation ofCommunity ...

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

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center partner on several initi...

Patients may be Christian, Jew, Muslim or of any other religious expression—at Lutheran Medical C...

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

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

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

This webinar examined best practices and lessons from the field on health care transformation ini...

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

This webinar from Health Resources in Action discusses the benefits of hospital-community collabo...

The Backyard Initiative at Allina Health, based in Minnesota, is truly taking care beyond hospita...

To help those with reading and language challenges, UVA Health System staff developed a curriculu...

The Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Minority Services is using mobile messaging ...