Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

This brief focuses on updating significant points concerning community health needs assessment an...

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

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

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...

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

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

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...

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

Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...

To become an effective population health manager, a hospital must create effective partnerships. ...

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

Providing the very best care—the goal of all hospitals and care givers—must include an understand...

Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the ris...

Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the ...

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

 HPOE is pleased to highlight case studies from the Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute f...

This webinar from Health Resources in Action discusses the benefits of hospital-community collabo...

This case study explains Barnes-Jewish Hospital's approach to training it  4,100 team members thr...

This case study looks at he Joint Commission's recommendation related to culturally and linguisti...

n 2008, Barnes-Jewish Hospital center for diversity and cultural competence developed an 18-hourc...

After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...

This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in fede...

The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

The program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot progra...

Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, ...

Healthy Woman is a community that empowers women with the confidence to make informed health care...

The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dis...

he camp, a collaboration with Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the University of Wyoming C...

Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a...

Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders were at a higher risk of po...