Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Restructuring care has reduced readmissions at St. Mary?s Duluth (MN) Clinic Heart and Vascular ...

In the United States, there has been a growing health care divide between vulnerable populations ...

This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...

The business adage "what gets measured gets managed" applies in health care. Two projects focus o...

n response to growing interest from the hospital community in better understanding and improving ...

This article proposes an examination of health disparities through the lens of public health to p...

This article describes the development of the regional health collaborative, a population-based h...

This brief, based on site visits from Nov. 2009 through March 2010, highlights care coordination ...

The rate of "mortality amenable to health care" that is--deaths that are considered preventable w...

This webpage gives consumers resources and tools to be actively engaged in the quality of the car...

This website gives history and information to patients, providers, payers of western New York sta...

A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

The U.S. is facing an epidemic of chronic disease at the same time as it's facing tough decisions...

The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...

This report summarizes the results of that survey, which indicated that overall influenza vaccina...

The latest Alliance issue brief reports on how collaboratives are working at the local level to i...

This article discusses the evidence base behind population health management and explores the fut...

"We will open the doors." This was no magic incantation. Instead, the critical care unit at Virgi...

The report provides a scientific base and practical guidance fo rengaging public health professio...

This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a...

Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, used "a novel approach" to ...

March 6-12 is designated as National Patient Safety Awareness Week...and we know that America's h...

The journey from good to great for Good Samaritan Hospital of Baltimore started with differentiat...

The US Department of Veterans Affairs comprehensive Clinical Practice program brings together VA ...

This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...

This report discussses the Center for Disease Control's involvement with Prevention Research Cent...

This article presents four case studies of effective community and academic partnership that impr...

This report discusses the process of conducting a Health Impact Assessment and proposes a busines...

The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients'  Wishes and Accou...

After defining patient-centered medical homes, this report discusses particular opportunities and...

The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...

The report focuses on the overall concept of ACOs. And also provides special focus on the specifi...

This article addresses health care innovations that can help improve population and meet future h...

As the automobile industry in Flint, Mich., has declined, area residents have faced significant s...

"There are two jobs at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, Utica, N.Y. "taking care of patients directl...

Aesop?s fable "The Bundle of Sticks" teaches a lesson in working together: "Union gives strength....

Extending services beyond the hospital walls to its most vulnerable patients?that is the goal of ...

The Problem ThedaCare selected its radiation oncology (rad-onc) department to kick off a systemw...

The Problem Progress West didn't so much have a problem but an opportunity. By opening a new hos...

The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...

The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

This article discusses the role of information technology to achieve population health goals.

From October 2009 to February 2011, MR CHAMMP sponsored 67 programs which were provided to the co...

Mercy has participated in developing a network of health care providers and community agencies to...

The Lourdes Center for Public Health works collaboratively with academic and community partners t...

In the Pink is a program of Saint Michael's Medical Center and the program provides outreach, edu...

St. Joseph Community Health  in Albuquerque, New Mexico, wants to make sure that all children hav...

The Healthy Start/Healthy Families program primary goal is preventing chronic health problems in ...

The program's goal is to help participants obtain knowledge about their health care options and t...

Migrant Health Promotion strives to improve the ability of migrant farm worker families to live h...

These programs take health education, information and related services directly to community memb...

Infant mortality remains a major concern in Milwaukee. The "Baby Safe Sleep" program , which is f...

W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...

The concept of an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit (A-ICU) developed because in most companies a sm...

Four "value health opportunities" have been developed for three major Minneapolis employer group...

This article discusses strategies to maximize improvement in overall population health and sugges...

This article argues that policy actions must focus on income security, education, housing, food s...

This article discusses definitions of population health and how various models of can operational...

This article traces the historical progression of the population health approach as part of healt...

This article proposes a definition of population health and differentiates the concept from publi...