The 2016 chairman's columns have focused on  inspiring stories about hospitals and health systems...

December 19th, 2016

Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

November 28th, 2016
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Hospitals are working to achieve all elements of the Triple Aim by redesigning traditional ways o...

November 16th, 2016
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Hospitals and health systems are intensifying their focus to ensure all patients receive high-qua...

November 14th, 2016
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MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

October 26th, 2016
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Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical C...

October 17th, 2016
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Since 2012, the Aiming for Zero program at Northwell Hospital is continuously working to reduce C...

September 26th, 2016
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At hospitals and health care systems across the country, executives, clinicians and staff are lea...

September 26th, 2016
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The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

September 16th, 2016
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Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

September 16th, 2016
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According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

September 16th, 2016
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The systemwide Obstetrics Care Excellence Team was formed to improve quality of care and reduce c...

September 16th, 2016
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Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

September 16th, 2016
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Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

September 16th, 2016
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In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

September 16th, 2016
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In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

September 16th, 2016
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The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

September 16th, 2016
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Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

September 16th, 2016
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The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

September 16th, 2016
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The hospital identified two process improvement opportunities related to medication safety effort...

September 16th, 2016
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