Most hospitals collect race, ethnicity and language data, but a smaller percentage use the data i...

December 17th, 2014
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This HPOE webinar, held in conjunction with the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, fea...

December 16th, 2014
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Excellent patient-centered care is the goal of a program implemented by the team at McDonough Dis...

December 16th, 2014
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Read about how Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare developed a minority nusing program that identifies ...

December 15th, 2014
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Read about the many programs that Novant Health has developed around leadership diversity includi...

December 15th, 2014
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Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...

December 15th, 2014
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Creating a culture of health requires community partnerships with every major stakeholder contrib...

December 9th, 2014
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Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...

December 8th, 2014
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This handy visual aid illustrates the main points from "2013 Diversity and Disparities: A Benchma...

December 4th, 2014
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This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...

December 3rd, 2014
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In order to achieve the Triple Aim, hospital leaders must implement strategies to achieve the Sec...

December 3rd, 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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Based in the Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Hazleton, Lehigh Valley Health Netwo...

December 1st, 2014
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Baystate Health, based in Springfield, Mass., has two formal mentorship programs available to its...

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For nearly 20 years, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey has partnered with the...

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The Minority Faculty Development Awards program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cl...

December 1st, 2014
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The University of Mississippi Medical Center created a Healthcare Disparities Council with 40 mem...

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Greenville Health System in South Carolina overhauled its leadership search and selection process...

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Recognizing the need for diversity management, Sparrow Heatlh System in Lansing, Mich., hired a d...

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The Institute for Diversity in Health Management's Summer Enrichment Program matches and places m...

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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

November 24th, 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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Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by th...

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Community members are integral partners at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, helping ...

November 17th, 2014
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Matching patients with primary care physicians was top priority of this project improvement by th...

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up ...

November 17th, 2014
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Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, improved both influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates ...

November 17th, 2014
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Lean Six Sigma tools were used to reduce pressure ulcers at Memorial Health System, Springfield, ...

November 17th, 2014
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There is often confusion around what is meant by the term “population health.” HPOE and the Assoc...

November 12th, 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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Albany Medical Center developed the Child Advocacy Resident Education program that aims to improv...

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Montefiore Medical Center's School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-ba...

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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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California's Central Valley is known for its abundant fruits and vegetables; however, many famili...

November 1st, 2014
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The growing undergraduate public health movement in the nation is exciting; yet, concerns linger ...

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The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, a partner of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, ...

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African immigrants and refugees represent four percent of the total population in the United Stat...

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In 2013, the Connecticut Multicultural State Partnership, a non-profit health advocacy group, rec...

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Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the nation's health professions workforce has many ...

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In a this video, leaders from CHRISTUS Health provide an overview of the Equity of Care initiativ...

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The National Center for Health Care Leadership's diversity leadership demonstration project is th...

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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

October 30th, 2014
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This HPOE webinar, held with the Institute for Diversity, highlights Henry Ford Health System, wh...

October 29th, 2014
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This guide provides a framework for hospitals and care systems to stratify patient race, ethnicit...

October 28th, 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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The Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit is designed to help hospitals, nursing homes, and othe...

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Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

October 20th, 2014
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Hospital-based Strategies for Creating a Culture of Health provides background on the Robert Wood...

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The foundation of all efforts to identify disparities, improve quality, achieve equity and delive...

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For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection...

October 13th, 2014
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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

October 13th, 2014
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

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OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

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Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

October 10th, 2014
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Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

October 10th, 2014
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Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and fo...

October 10th, 2014
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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 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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INTEGRIS Health is the largest Oklahoma-owned health care corporation. Its facilities cover the c...

October 1st, 2014
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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...

September 29th, 2014

This infographic provides a sample of the findings from the 2013 Diversity and Disparities: A Ben...

September 25th, 2014
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Hospitals and care systems across the country are engaged in quality improvement efforts to impro...

September 23rd, 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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With four hospitals and more than 120 employed medical providers, St. Charles Health System is a ...

September 16th, 2014

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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This webinar showcases the transformational journey of St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., a...

September 11th, 2014
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In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...

September 10th, 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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Although rare and difficult to study, wrong-site surgery is a serious risk recognized by health c...

August 29th, 2014
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Equity of Care, in collaboration with the Institute for Diversity in Health Management is featuri...

August 26th, 2014
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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

August 18th, 2014

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...

August 15th, 2014
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With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

August 15th, 2014
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The nation’s health care delivery system is in the midst of a transition from a fee-for-service a...

August 14th, 2014
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The Stars of the Field is H&HN's second annual AHA awards issue. Hospitals that are making tremen...

August 14th, 2014
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The culture of an organization can actively support the commitment of its workforce by providing ...

August 12th, 2014
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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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Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization in New Jersey, comprised of ...

August 1st, 2014
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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in...

July 31st, 2014
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The hospital applied for the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center. In order...

July 31st, 2014
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Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...

July 30th, 2014
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The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...

July 30th, 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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This article highlights the success of a pilot project between Park Nicollet hospital, St. Louis ...

July 15th, 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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Some patients have difficulty effectively managing their medications because they don't fully und...

July 11th, 2014
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Care for people with multiple chronic health conditions is often fragmented, resulting in increas...

July 11th, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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Only 20 percent  of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at the hospital were properly ...

July 11th, 2014
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The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

July 11th, 2014
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During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...

July 11th, 2014
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Health care organizations are in varying stages of clinical and financial integration as they pur...

July 9th, 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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To address the widespread lack of access to basic health care, community health centers serve mor...

June 27th, 2014
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