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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...
As we close out National Mental Health Awareness month, I’d like to highlight a noteworthy effort...
One out of five Americans, or over 40 million people, struggle with behavioral health each day. I...
Nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems are participating in the AHA’s #123forEquity Pledge to ...
April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities ...
You may not know Rachelle Schultz of Winona, MN—but you probably can appreciate the concerns she ...
The 2016 chairman's columns have focused on inspiring stories about hospitals and health systems...
Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care fo...
Here’s an excellent opportunity for health care executives to study and discuss pressing health c...
A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavior...
At hospitals and health care systems across the country, executives, clinicians and staff are lea...
“Every staff member counts” and “every patient counts.” With this mantra, AllianceHealth Pryor in...
A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...
A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...
Post-discharge phone calls are best practice, but multiple phone calls can confuse and frustrate ...
A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...
A powerful tool for hospitals to address priority health needs of their patient population and th...
Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...
State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...
A collaborative network of hospitals and community organizations is improving behavioral health c...
At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...
Sanpete Valley Hospital, a critical access hospital in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is leading behaviora...
The Chairman’s File columns provide just a glimpse of the excellent work that our nation’s hospit...
More and more hospitals and health systems are leading community collaborations to create positiv...
Join more than 900 hospitals and health systems and 30 state and metropolitan hospital associatio...
The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...
Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...
The work to advance health care equity is always evolving, always improving at Henry Ford Health ...
Working with community organizations, including competitors, Palmetto Health is improving the hea...
Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...
At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...
Scorecards aren’t just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track...
n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officia...
Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...
April is National Minority Health Month. In 2011, the AHA and four partners formed Equity of Care...
Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...
The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...
Working toward the Triple Aim of better care, better health and lower cost means achieving the go...
University Hospitals, Cleveland, is advancing multiple care equity initiatives. The over 2,000-be...
Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...
Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to...
Diversity has become a core value at U.S. hospitals. Meridian Health, a not-for-profit health car...
Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...
Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...
The answer is HPOE.org. The question: Where do hospital and care system leaders find resources an...
Trustees, senior leaders and quality chairs play a pivotal role as their hospitals and health car...
“Once a patient believes that you [the provider] understand them, we think the healing begins,” s...
Engaging patients and families in health care can help hospitals achieve the Triple Aim: better c...
Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...
Improving patient safety, leading multiple improvement efforts and moving to value-based care: Th...
Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New ...
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 winds of change in health care are swirling around us: shifting patient and workforce demogra...
One in four Americans experiences a behavioral health illness or substance abuse disorder each ye...
Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...
Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...
The path to eliminating disparities in health care has a few roadblocks: limited resources and ac...
After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...
Teamwork between infection control and environmental services professionals at Hunterdon Medical ...
Focusing on strategies to improve quality and achieve health care equity is a growing national pr...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
Patients are becoming empowered. As health care consumers, they are reviewing publicly available ...
At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...
Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...
A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...
A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...
In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...
The chair files highlight stories of hospitals and health systems that are implementing innovativ...
The Backyard Initiative at Allina Health, based in Minnesota, is truly taking care beyond hospita...
Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections cause serious illness and death. Front-line caregi...
Year after year, America’s hospitals respond to meet pressing community health care needs. In 200...
Building a culture of quality and safety in hospitals requires accomplished and courageous health...
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...
Focusing on patient education and collaboration with physicians and the hospital, Gundersen Luthe...
Focusing on patient education and collaboration with physicians and the hospital, Gundersen Luthe...
Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...
Patients hospitalized for tobacco-related illnesses may be the most motivated to quit using tobac...
Health care professionals at Henry Ford Health System know how to connect with teenagers. About 1...
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men, after skin cancer. According to...
Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...
Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...
For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...
For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...
Enriching. That's how AnMed Health views the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of its ...
Enriching. That's how AnMed Health views the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of its ...
Wrong site surgeries are rare and difficult to study. But most health care organizations recogniz...
Teamwork benefits seniors, too. A partnership between Wishard Health Services?a large safety net ...
Care coordination is challenging for complex and vulnerable patient populations. Montefiore Medic...
To promote healthy communities, hospitals must lead the way and serve as role models. A recent AH...
Integrating the electronic health record to improve the overall care and health of the communitie...
Careful planning and multidisciplinary teamwork were keys for Bethesda Hospital, a 140-bed long-t...
Providing high-quality care to every child has always been the objective at Children's Mercy Hosp...
"App" and "austerity" were among the 2010 "words of the year" named by a dialect society and dict...
Restructuring care has reduced readmissions at St. Mary?s Duluth (MN) Clinic Heart and Vascular ...
The answer is: attracting, retaining and developing the best workforce. The question: What is one...
Overcoming transition challenges requires tenacity and teamwork. During a time of transition befo...
Statistics fans, check out these numbers: Staff at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has...
"We will open the doors." This was no magic incantation. Instead, the critical care unit at Virgi...
