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

November 10th, 2014
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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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Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

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

October 13th, 2014
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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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Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

October 9th, 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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Although rare and difficult to study, wrong-site surgery is a serious risk recognized by health c...

August 29th, 2014
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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

August 18th, 2014

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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The hospital applied for the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center. In order...

July 31st, 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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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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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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