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Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...
This AHA webinar engaged participants in a discussion related to global budgets – one of the nine...
Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...
I have been so proud to see America’s hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behal...
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...
This joint HPOE and Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital webinar discus...
Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...
Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...
Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...
The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...
Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...
This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...
The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...
Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...
The organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...
The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...
Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...
The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...
A local urology department partnered with the performance improvement department to identify oppo...
Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...
Outpatient registration at OSF Center for Health required patients to stand in line for extended ...
A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...
State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...
Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in L...
In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health p...
Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...
This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...
This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
This blog post is from H&HN, the journal of the American Hospital Association and was written by ...
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...
Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...
This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...
Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eas...
The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...
Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...
The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development recently released the report Bridging ...
This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...
Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...
Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...
In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...
With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...
Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...
The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...
Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...
Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communitie...
Building off the 2013 HPOE guide on value-based contracting this guide provides additional financ...
Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...
This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...
This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...
Today’s hospital and care system leaders are addressing challenges while maximizing opportunities...
At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...
The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...
Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...
The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variati...
A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...
St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...
A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experien...
The Missouri Hospital Association issued the Standardized, Plain Language Emergency Codes Impleme...
The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released...
The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a...
This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...
Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...
Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...
The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...
On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...
Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...
Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...
Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...
The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...
In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...
Many of the nation's hospitals and health systems have made progress laying the building blocks f...
Board members have a critical role to play in setting the tone for meaningful quality improvement...
The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...
Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., have had a long-...
Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...
Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...
Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...
An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...
Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...
Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...
After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...
Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...
Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...
An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...
This webinar provided an understanding of how scientific operations management and IHO Variabilit...
Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...
The 2012 AHA Committee on Performance Improvement focused on advanced illness management. Well-de...
Sentara HealthcareNorfolk, VA Sentara Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system headquartered...
What a difference three years of focusing on performance improvement can make! In 2009, metrics a...
The November issue of Trustee magazine delves into hospital mergers with a cover article featurin...
Barriers and Strategies for Overcoming Them To identify the barriers to implementation and the s...
Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...
A key objective of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's new reimbursement and payment...