Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

With four hospitals and more than 120 employed medical providers, St. Charles Health System is a ...

This webinar showcases the transformational journey of St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., a...

Equity of Care, in collaboration with the Institute for Diversity in Health Management is featuri...

The Stars of the Field is H&HN's second annual AHA awards issue. Hospitals that are making tremen...

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

The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...

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...

Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

This infographic shows what 40-year-old Americans would pay for a second-lowest-cost silver excha...

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

This Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence guide explains the value of integrating physical and beha...

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

Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

In 2005, Guernsey County in rural Ohio had the state’s second worst late-stage colon cancer rates...

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

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

If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

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

This HPOE presentation highlights the business imperative for equity of care.  As the health care...

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...

As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...

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...

Focusing on strategies to improve quality and achieve health care equity is a growing national pr...

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 ...

October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...

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