This AHA webinar engaged participants in a discussion related to global budgets – one of the nine...

November 1st, 2017
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Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

April 4th, 2017
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I have been so proud to see America’s hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behal...

March 29th, 2017
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Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

February 2nd, 2017
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This joint HPOE and Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital webinar discus...

November 8th, 2016
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Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

September 16th, 2016
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Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

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Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

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The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

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Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

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This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

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The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

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Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

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The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...

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The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

September 16th, 2016
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Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

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The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

September 16th, 2016
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A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...

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Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

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Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...

September 16th, 2016
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A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...

August 1st, 2016
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State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...

March 21st, 2016
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Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...

December 14th, 2015

In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health p...

December 4th, 2015
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Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 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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This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

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Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...

June 23rd, 2015
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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This blog post is from H&HN, the journal of the American Hospital Association and was written by ...

June 9th, 2015
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Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

May 29th, 2015
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Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...

May 15th, 2015
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This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...

May 8th, 2015
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Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eas...

April 29th, 2015

The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

April 1st, 2015
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Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

March 31st, 2015
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The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development recently released the report Bridging ...

January 27th, 2015
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This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...

December 3rd, 2014
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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 2014
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Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...

September 15th, 2014
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In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...

September 10th, 2014
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Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...

August 15th, 2014
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With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

August 15th, 2014
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Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...

August 4th, 2014
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The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

July 11th, 2014
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Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...

June 30th, 2014
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Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communitie...

June 25th, 2014
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Building off the 2013 HPOE guide on value-based contracting this guide provides additional financ...

June 25th, 2014
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Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...

June 9th, 2014
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This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...

May 28th, 2014
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This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...

May 22nd, 2014
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Today’s hospital and care system leaders are addressing challenges while maximizing opportunities...

May 5th, 2014

At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...

April 28th, 2014
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The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...

April 16th, 2014
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Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...

April 1st, 2014
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The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variati...

April 1st, 2014
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A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...

March 17th, 2014
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St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

March 17th, 2014
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A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experien...

February 10th, 2014
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The Missouri Hospital Association issued the Standardized, Plain Language Emergency Codes Impleme...

January 24th, 2014
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The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released...

January 24th, 2014
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The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a...

January 1st, 2014
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This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...

December 17th, 2013
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Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

November 4th, 2013
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Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...

October 1st, 2013
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The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

September 17th, 2013

On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

September 16th, 2013
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Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

August 30th, 2013
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St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

August 30th, 2013
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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

August 30th, 2013
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Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

August 27th, 2013
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This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...

August 20th, 2013
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Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

August 15th, 2013
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The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

August 12th, 2013
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In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

August 5th, 2013
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Many of the nation's hospitals and health systems have made progress laying the building blocks f...

July 17th, 2013
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Board members have a critical role to play in setting the tone for meaningful quality improvement...

July 17th, 2013
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The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

July 16th, 2013
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Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

June 1st, 2013

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

May 13th, 2013
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Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...

April 29th, 2013
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Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

April 8th, 2013
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Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

March 31st, 2013
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2013
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Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

March 25th, 2013
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Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

March 25th, 2013
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After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

March 12th, 2013
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Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

March 6th, 2013
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Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

March 6th, 2013
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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

March 6th, 2013
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This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...

March 5th, 2013
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Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...

February 11th, 2013
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The 2012 AHA Committee on Performance Improvement focused on advanced illness management. Well-de...

January 23rd, 2013
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Sentara HealthcareNorfolk, VA Sentara Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system headquartered...

January 1st, 2013
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What a difference three years of focusing on performance improvement can make! In 2009, metrics a...

December 3rd, 2012
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The November issue of Trustee magazine delves into hospital mergers with a cover article featurin...

November 20th, 2012
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Barriers and Strategies for Overcoming Them To identify the barriers to implementation and the s...

November 20th, 2012
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Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

November 19th, 2012
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A key objective of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's new reimbursement and payment...

November 19th, 2012
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