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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