Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities ...

In 2015, the geriatric and palliative care team at South Nassau Communities Hospital sponsored a ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize recognizes leadership and innovation in quality improvem...

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

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

Tufts Medical Center made a decision to create its own quality improvement training for its workf...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

Kennedy Health Decreases Sepsis BackgroundKennedy Health is an integrated health delivery system...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

This project aimed to reduce the OR turnover time for total joint cases. Baseline data showed it ...

Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

The work to advance health care equity is always evolving, always improving at Henry Ford Health ...

The Wisconsin Quality of Life Index is a multidimensional model for measuring patients’ quality o...

Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their fa...

The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, a 184-bed facility in Elgin, Illinois, examined quality metrics t...

St. John's Hospital, a 431-bed facility in Springfield, Illinois, used best practices and peer-to...

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

There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

Providing world-class quality health care may seem an audacious goal for a small or rural hospita...

After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...

At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...

More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical s...

The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quali...

The University of Michigan Health System used lean management and the plan-do-check-act cycle to ...

It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...

A just culture. A culture of transparency. A patient-first culture. Culture transformation at Uni...

Secondary analysis of data from two studies examining palliative care in rural areas was conducte...

Every four years, the Olympic Games recognize athletes on a quest to be the best in their chosen ...

Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

During this webinar, hear how AnMed Health is applying the principles of REaL (race, ethnicity an...

Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

This web seminar highlighted improvements in staff training and building the culturally competent...

The results from a 32-month long national collaborative, Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac...

This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and s...

University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS623 Beds The Problem University of Mississipp...

The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

The guide is a resource for those interested or already engaged in quality improvement initiative...