Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

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

Some patients have difficulty effectively managing their medications because they don't fully und...

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 ...

The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...

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

This updated chartpack offers a snapshot of some common strategies used to improve the quality of...

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

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

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

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

A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

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

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

Crossroad Health Center is a federally qualified health center and level 3 patient-centered medic...

All practices participating in Better Health Greater Cleveland collect and submit data on patient...

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

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

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...

There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

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

Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...

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

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

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

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...

A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...

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

Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...

The Missouri Hospital Association issued the Standardized, Plain Language Emergency Codes Impleme...

The Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides are a suite of tools that include ...

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

Generational differences—one factor of diversity—are changing workforce dynamics. Traditionalists...

Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...

Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

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

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...

After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...

Reducing health care disparities is a growing national priority and state hospital associations a...

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

Focusing on strategies to improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity will be essenti...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

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

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

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 report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

After a decade of war and an unprecedented number of combat deployments, our service members, vet...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

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

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

Only a small percentage of patients develop a health care-associated infection after surgery, and...

This guide describes a three-step action plan from the On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project that helps...

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

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 ...