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To better serve its patients and reduce the effects of ineffective pain management, Mercy Hospita...
The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond t...
The Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals created a guide to help hospitals...
When hospitals engage community members and patients in the community health assessment process, ...
The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...
The blood bank relocated to a new hospital facility while the labor and delivery (L&D) unit remai...
A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...
Across the United States, nonprofit hospitals are conducting community health needs assessments, ...
Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) have the potential to be powerful drivers to enhance t...
The largest drivers of disease in populations are unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, unhealthy...
Diversity and inclusion are key strategic goals at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in cen...
SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...
Engaging Leadership and Governance in Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives Ensuring safe, high...
Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...
U.S. hospitals aree xploring what it means to be a hospital in a rapidly transforming health care...
For nearly 20 years, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey has partnered with the...
The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, a partner of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, ...
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...
Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...
Generational differences—one factor of diversity—are changing workforce dynamics. Traditionalists...
The AHA's Committee on Research developed the report, "Engaging Health Care Users: A Framework fo...
In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce ...
The AHA’s framework for health reform, Health for Life, embraces the need to engage patients and ...
From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...
From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...
In 2012 the AHA Committee on Research focused on actively engaging health care users to improve o...
The move from volume- to value-based care has profound implications for those who design, build a...
Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...
To meet patient needs in the current market, hospitals have traditionally focused their efforts o...
A key element of the PCMH model is engaging patients and caregivers in their care. This paper off...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improv...
During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their fa...
Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...
Efficient bed placement for patients can mean fewer discharge delays, decreased length of stay an...
"Navigating the rising tide of HACs" is what Baystate Medical Center (BMC) calls this project. A ...
The purpose of this guide is to provide hospitals with a resource to help reduce inappropriate v...
The Problem DMC wanted to chart a new path for fulfilling its mission of offering the best possi...