Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...

December 8th, 2014
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Building a culture that is inclusive and founded on principles of diversity was a “key destinatio...

December 1st, 2014
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Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to...

November 24th, 2014
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Community members are integral partners at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, helping ...

November 17th, 2014
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Preventing falls has been in the news recently, and with good reason: Among older adults, falls a...

November 10th, 2014
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How is your hospital building a culture of health in the community? That is, a culture in which a...

November 3rd, 2014
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How is your hospital building a culture of health in the community? That is, a culture in which a...

November 3rd, 2014
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Diversity has become a core value at U.S. hospitals. Meridian Health, a not-for-profit health car...

October 27th, 2014
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Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

October 20th, 2014
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

October 13th, 2014
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The answer is HPOE.org. The question: Where do hospital and care system leaders find resources an...

October 6th, 2014
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Trustees, senior leaders and quality chairs play a pivotal role as their hospitals and health car...

September 22nd, 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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Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...

September 15th, 2014
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“Once a patient believes that you [the provider] understand them, we think the healing begins,” s...

September 8th, 2014
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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

August 18th, 2014

Engaging patients and families in health care can help hospitals achieve the Triple Aim: better c...

August 11th, 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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It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Re...

July 28th, 2014
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A national leader in health care equity, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has developed s...

July 21st, 2014
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Small tests of change can give hospitals momentum and show early progress in improvement projects...

July 14th, 2014
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Improving patient safety, leading multiple improvement efforts and moving to value-based care: Th...

July 7th, 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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Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...

June 30th, 2014
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Here’s the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on ...

June 23rd, 2014
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Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New ...

June 16th, 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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Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

June 2nd, 2014
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Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

June 2nd, 2014
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Improving care after discharge translates to decreased readmissions. Marshall Medical Center, a 1...

May 19th, 2014
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National Hospital Week celebrates the men and women working in U.S. hospitals and care systems wh...

May 12th, 2014

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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More than 20 hospitals came together with community organizations in the Cincinnati area to provi...

April 21st, 2014
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The “second curve” of population health involves an integrated approach to improving patient and ...

April 14th, 2014
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The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...

April 7th, 2014
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The winds of change in health care are swirling around us: shifting patient and workforce demogra...

March 31st, 2014
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Rooftop gardens are flourishing atop more and more hospitals. On unused roof space at Castle Medi...

March 24th, 2014
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One in four Americans experiences a behavioral health illness or substance abuse disorder each ye...

March 17th, 2014
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Providing world-class quality health care may seem an audacious goal for a small or rural hospita...

March 10th, 2014
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The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...

March 3rd, 2014
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The statistics are staggering: The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes has risen from 1.5...

February 24th, 2014

A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experien...

February 10th, 2014
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Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

February 3rd, 2014
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Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...

January 27th, 2014
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In 2005, Guernsey County in rural Ohio had the state’s second worst late-stage colon cancer rates...

January 13th, 2014
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