Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The Department of Veterans Affairs home-based primary care  began in 1972.  Home-based primary ca...

 Hospital leaders struggle to provide effective care coordination to vulnerable populations. In 2...

To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their fa...

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

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...

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

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

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. Victims are subjected to force, fraud or coercion ...

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

The Road to Better Health Spartanburg has proven that working collectively and in partnership wit...

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...

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

Truven Health Analytics discusses key areas of focus for hospitals and care systems that want to ...

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

In August 2014, Campbell County Health became the first health care facility in Wyoming to be app...

Excellent patient-centered care is the goal of a program implemented by the team at McDonough Dis...

Creating a culture of health requires community partnerships with every major stakeholder contrib...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up ...

Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, improved both influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates ...

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...

Montefiore Medical Center's School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-ba...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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 ...

Care for people with multiple chronic health conditions is often fragmented, resulting in increas...

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

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

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

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

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

Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identifie...

Three patient navigators are used to advocate on behalf of women with abnormal breast findings on...

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...

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

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

This guide builds upon prior American Hospital Association reports that outline a road map for ho...

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

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...

Every October pink appears on everything from ribbons to football helmets and even illuminates th...

This toolkit helps community groups assess and develop action plans to create sustainable, commun...

This article discusses how using health adjusted life expectacy could bridge the gap between clin...

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

Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition Two teams of community members--a coalition of h...

Fletcher Allen Health Care's  Community Benefit CommitteeBurlington, VT About the Initiative:In ...

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...

This toolkit helps track community partnerships, assess opportunities for increased engagement an...

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

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...

The report describes the journeys of four care systems as they are transforming into accountable ...

This toolkit provides a framework for creating interventions that promote the Healthy People 2020...

AHA NOVA Awards honor effective, collaborative programs focused on improving community health sta...

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...

In California, about 16 percent of the adult population, more than 4 million people, have mental ...

This resource gives hospital and health system leaders concrete, practical steps grounded on evid...

This article discusses how six organizations in Oakland, Calif., used a health impact assessment ...

There is a growing need to improve health care, especially at the interface between general medic...

Everyone is talking “population health management,” and many health care organizations are succes...

Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (popul...

No single organization can effectively address complex community health issues such as access to ...

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...

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

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...

Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY222 Beds The Problem Cheyenne Regional Medical Cente...

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

Children diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavior disorders need q...

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 ...

Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed...

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

ProMedica’s (NW Ohio and SE Michigan) mission is to improve the health and well-being of the peop...

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

The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...