This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...

December 17th, 2013
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A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...

November 25th, 2013
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Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

November 19th, 2013
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Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

November 4th, 2013
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Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

October 17th, 2013
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Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...

October 1st, 2013
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Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

September 17th, 2013
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Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

September 17th, 2013
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The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

September 17th, 2013

This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

September 16th, 2013
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On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

September 16th, 2013
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Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

September 16th, 2013
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The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

September 16th, 2013
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Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

August 30th, 2013
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St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

August 30th, 2013
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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

August 30th, 2013
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Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

August 27th, 2013
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This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...

August 20th, 2013
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Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

August 15th, 2013
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The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

August 12th, 2013
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In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

August 5th, 2013
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The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

July 29th, 2013
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It is both a sprint and a marathon.” That's how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor,...

July 29th, 2013
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Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

July 17th, 2013
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Many of the nation's hospitals and health systems have made progress laying the building blocks f...

July 17th, 2013
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Board members have a critical role to play in setting the tone for meaningful quality improvement...

July 17th, 2013
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Doctors Hospital of Manteca/Tenet HealthcareManteca, CABeds: 73 The ProblemRealizing high-alert ...

July 17th, 2013
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The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...

July 16th, 2013
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How do you successfully integrate behavioral health and primary care? A recent HPOE webinar highl...

July 15th, 2013

This webinar highlights the upcoming HPOE action guide, "Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary ...

July 10th, 2013
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Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...

June 26th, 2013
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Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

June 1st, 2013

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

May 13th, 2013
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Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

May 13th, 2013
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Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing rea...

May 1st, 2013
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Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...

April 29th, 2013
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There were between 462,000 and 636,000 CLABSIs in nonneonatal critical care patients in the Unite...

April 18th, 2013
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Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

April 8th, 2013
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Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

March 31st, 2013
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An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

March 27th, 2013
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According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

March 26th, 2013
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According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

March 26th, 2013
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Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

March 25th, 2013
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Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

March 25th, 2013
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The hospital was experiencing higher costs and lower quality care than its competitors based on d...

March 13th, 2013
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After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...

March 12th, 2013
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After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

March 12th, 2013
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The hospital joined the On the CUSP: Stop BSI  collaborative offered by IHA. The focus was on CLA...

March 12th, 2013
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