Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

September 28th, 2015
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It is certain that health status is profoundly influenced by the places in which people live, wor...

September 22nd, 2015
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More than 90 percent of U.S. hospitals are committed to population health. This is according to a...

September 21st, 2015
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Patient and family engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, lower health care costs, d...

September 15th, 2015
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The goal of this project was to decrease the utilization rates of indwelling urinary catheters an...

September 14th, 2015
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The link between excessive work hours and adverse errors is inseparable. This project investigate...

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Hypoglycemia can cause considerable harm to patients including the potential for falls, seizures,...

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An accurate home medication list serves as the "source of truth" for the entire process of medica...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the amount of global office visits by using Lean Six Sigma...

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Falls prevention continues to be a focus on all patient units and is a priority for safe care thr...

September 14th, 2015
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Blood transfusions to treat anemia can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. It was reco...

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The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

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The C. diff collaborative is an ongoing initiative that was developed to improve the early identi...

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The goal of this project was to reduce the number of injection errors occurring at the hospital's...

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North Shore University Hospital’s palliative care unit emphasizes quality of life by providing pa...

September 14th, 2015

Erie County Medical Center's "boots on the floor" initiative began by hiring five full-time patie...

September 14th, 2015

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

September 14th, 2015

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System opened a facility to treet heavioral health and prim...

September 14th, 2015

In July of 2009, Olean General Hospital embarked on a journey to improve outcomes for cardiac pat...

September 14th, 2015

The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

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Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital's care transition program successfully reduced all-cause ...

September 9th, 2015

NYU Lutheran Healthcare, Brooklyn, N.Y., created a shared medical appointment program transformin...

September 9th, 2015

 White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center’s interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure ...

September 9th, 2015

Hypertension—the silent killer—impacts more than one in three Americans and is a leading cause of...

September 9th, 2015

Education that increases awareness is one of the best ways to transform health outcomes. But, as ...

September 1st, 2015

To support hospitals embarking on their population health journey, the Health Research & Educatio...

August 24th, 2015
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What does it take to be a winner? Children's Hospital Colorado received the 2015 AHA-McKesson Que...

August 24th, 2015
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As hospitals expand their focus on providing equitable care, attention on those who are lesbian, ...

August 20th, 2015
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Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...

August 17th, 2015
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In early 2011, AHA members, committees, regional policy boards and staff discussed and crafted a ...

August 12th, 2015

Virtual Health Village is a health information exchange for sharing secure, up-to-date student he...

August 10th, 2015
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This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...

August 10th, 2015
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Apps and iPads are tools of choice for improving the health of Pennsylvania schoolchildren. Lehig...

August 10th, 2015
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Addressing the complex needs of older patients and their caregivers is the focus of the Bridge Mo...

August 3rd, 2015
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The Bridge Model improves transitions of care by utilizing master’s-educated social workers in a ...

July 27th, 2015
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The work to advance health care equity is always evolving, always improving at Henry Ford Health ...

July 27th, 2015
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Read about how patient and family engagement practices are related to patient experiences. This s...

July 21st, 2015
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The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

July 21st, 2015

A population health initiative in Rochester, New York, is bringing together two health care syste...

July 20th, 2015
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Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) 2012 community health needs assessment, in which communiti...

July 16th, 2015
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This infographic provides a summary of the HPOE guide “Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: ...

July 14th, 2015
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Diversity and inclusion are key strategic goals at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in cen...

July 13th, 2015
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Leadership is needed to direct resources and programs aimed at reducing health care disparitities...

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This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

July 6th, 2015
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Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...

July 6th, 2015
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Diversity is becoming a key word in health care. Hospitals and health care systems are focusing o...

July 2nd, 2015
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In 2008, the two hospital systems partnered with the city of Whittier, the YMCA of Greater Whitti...

July 1st, 2015
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This New York Times blog was written by a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General ...

July 1st, 2015
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The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

July 1st, 2015
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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

July 1st, 2015
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Each year, the Illinois Hospital Association recognizes and celebrates the achievements of Illino...

June 29th, 2015
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Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...

June 23rd, 2015
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Palmetto Health has pursued multiple initiatives and strategies to promote a healthy community an...

June 22nd, 2015
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Working with community organizations, including competitors, Palmetto Health is improving the hea...

June 22nd, 2015

Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was to reduce errors in failure to document stop time for IV infusions to zero. Along wi...

June 18th, 2015
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Their journey to eliminate falls with injury started last year, working towards a safety culture ...

June 18th, 2015
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During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

June 18th, 2015
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The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

June 18th, 2015
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Patients are often poorly prepared to manage acute and chronic conditions following their dischar...

June 18th, 2015
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Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Outcomes Improvements, 30-Day Readmissions and Morta...

June 18th, 2015
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The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...

June 18th, 2015
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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

June 18th, 2015
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is the second most commonly reported hospital-associa...

June 18th, 2015
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections continue to be associated with high costs and mort...

June 18th, 2015
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Central line-associated blood stream infections cause serious patient harm, leading to thousands ...

June 17th, 2015
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This project is aimed at reduction of adverse outcomes experienced by patients as a result of CLA...

June 17th, 2015
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During FY2014, the surgical site infections rate at this academic medical center increased to 21....

June 17th, 2015
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Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

June 17th, 2015
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GOAL: Eliminate early elective deliveries This case study is part of the Illinois Hospital Associ...

June 17th, 2015
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The daily operational safety exercise was an initiative spearheaded by the patient safety departm...

June 17th, 2015
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Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

June 17th, 2015
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The health care system has been working to reduce acute care readmissions for the targeted popula...

June 17th, 2015
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The hospital implemented a new admissions nurse position in March 2014 to address the quality and...

June 17th, 2015
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