Adirondack Health is working with multiple sectors of the community, such as the Franklin County ...

October 26th, 2016
View

Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical C...

October 17th, 2016
View

Analyzing contributing factors and implementing targeted, sustainable solutions have helped hospi...

October 10th, 2016
View

While much work has been done in the hospital setting, patient falls continue to be a problem. As...

October 4th, 2016
Download

A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavior...

October 3rd, 2016
View

Since September 2015, the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 hospitals have been working to reduce hospital-acquire...

September 19th, 2016
View

Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

September 16th, 2016
View

This project addresses the health care system's strategic initiative to ensure interdisciplinary ...

September 16th, 2016
View

The hospital identified an opportunity to improve its discharge planning process to allow more ti...

September 16th, 2016
View

In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

September 16th, 2016
View

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

September 16th, 2016
View

The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

September 16th, 2016
View

Advance care planning is a critical element of wellness for all adult patients, regardless of dia...

September 16th, 2016
View

The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

September 16th, 2016
View

Limited provider appointment availability in the clinic was causing delays for patients seeking c...

September 16th, 2016
View

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

September 16th, 2016
View

The hospital’s venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate for total joint patients was 36.2 in 2011 and 37...

September 16th, 2016
View

For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

September 16th, 2016
View

Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

September 16th, 2016
View

This project involves raising awareness and expanding the palliative care program at HSHS St. Joh...

September 16th, 2016
View

Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

September 16th, 2016
View

Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

September 16th, 2016
View

The goal of this quality improvement project was to reduce the length of hospitalization, to impr...

September 16th, 2016
View

“Every staff member counts” and “every patient counts.” With this mantra, AllianceHealth Pryor in...

August 22nd, 2016
View

The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative have relea...

August 16th, 2016
Download

A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

August 15th, 2016
View

Effective and sustainable hospital-community partnerships are critical to building a Culture of H...

August 4th, 2016
Download

The Coachella Valley is a region in Southern California with an incredibly high rate of HIV. Base...

June 16th, 2016
Download

An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patie...

April 22nd, 2016
Download

Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center ...

April 22nd, 2016
Download

St. Joseph Health, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, a 208-bed hospital in Napa, California, is...

March 7th, 2016
View

The new HPOE  guide “Triple Aim Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health Care” describes strategie...

February 29th, 2016
Download

Throughout the country, primary care is faced with ongoing waves of healthcare reform (e.g. Accou...

February 29th, 2016
Download

Mercy Medical Center committed to delivering the highest quality care with the greatest efficienc...

February 29th, 2016
Download

As part of the efforts to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognize...

February 29th, 2016
Download

Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Physician’s Organization implem...

February 29th, 2016
Download

As part of an effort to ensure that all primary care practices across the network are recognized ...

February 29th, 2016
Download

Many patients who find themselves in a situation where they are experiencing worsening symptoms o...

February 29th, 2016
Download

For the past 30 years, the Healthcare for the Homeless Program has addressed the health needs of ...

February 29th, 2016
Download

The Integrated Care Management Program is a care manager collaborative created to ensure a smooth...

February 29th, 2016
Download

MOU—Mobile Observation Unit—provides home-based urgent care for patients experiencing at-risk med...

February 29th, 2016
Download

Every day, hospitals are successfully meeting challenges and providing quality care in their comm...

February 8th, 2016
View

Focusing on value-based payment structures has helped Mount Auburn Hospital design care delivery ...

February 1st, 2016
View

Hospitals and health care systems are striving to achieve the Triple Aim—improving the patient ex...

January 26th, 2016
View

The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...

January 4th, 2016
Download