Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Equity of Care Webinar SeriesPart 2: Aligning Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, Busi...

Equity of Care Webinar SeriesPart 1: Aligning Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, Busi...

“Transportation and the Role of Hospitals” is part of a series of guides and resources released b...

HRET and Million Hearts® hosted a webinar on cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a comprehensive seconda...

Schuyler Hospital’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Schuyler initiative offers various opport...

This compendium features detailed descriptions of hospital-community partnerships from across the...

It has become widely known that effective hospital-community partnerships are necessary in buildi...

“Housing and the Role of Hospitals” is the second guide released by the AHA, HRET and ACHI as par...

Advancing population health involves fostering effective and sustainable hospital-community partn...

As part of our work to Advance Health in America, the AHA, HRET and ACHI are launching a series o...

Though health care professionals at hospitals work tirelessly to help patients get and stay healt...

The American Hospital Association and the Health Research & Educational Trust are working to supp...

As we close out National Mental Health Awareness month, I’d like to highlight a noteworthy effort...

One out of five Americans, or over 40 million people, struggle with behavioral health each day. I...

On May 7, 2017, I swore an oath to become the 118th chairman of the American Hospital Association...

This weekend kicks off a not-to-be-missed event for hospital and health system leaders: the AHA’s...

This HPOE and American Hospital Association Section for Maternal and Child Health webinar is abou...

Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

I have been so proud to see America’s hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behal...

Stony Brook University Hospital coordinated efforts with its emergency department and ambulatory ...

Serious dental problems can affect the overall well-being of an individual. Therefore, Mount St. ...

U.S. health care leaders are continually working to improve care processes while advancing a medi...

The work of a Washington D.C. collaborative of hospitals and FQHCs is benefiting the entire commu...

There is a critical need to elevate the discussion around workforce planning and development to e...

The next generation of community health will serve as the foundation for total population health....

Community health initiatives that start with small successes can lead to bigger changes. St. Cath...

The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond t...

The Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals created a guide to help hospitals...

Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

BackgroundHenry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation composed of hospitals, medical...

BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., ...

BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 heal...

SBH Health System implemented numerous strategies to reduce the number of Cather-Associated Urina...

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

All future performance improvement projects will address health care disparities. That’s the comm...

Hospitals are working to achieve all elements of the Triple Aim by redesigning traditional ways o...

Increasingly, hospitals and health systems are forming partnerships to attain the new and demandi...

Hospitals are helping students with disabilities transition from school to the workplace. Mat-Su ...

Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care fo...

MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hos...

In 2016, Cleveland Clinic was honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with its Equity ...

Hospitals can create a culture of health in their own organization and in the community by develo...

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

  The patient experience is more important today than ever before, with payments tied to patie...

As consumers increasingly rely on information and reviews from a variety of sources to access all...

The best way to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is to limit the use ...

According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

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

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

This health system's employee influenza vaccination policy compliance rate was less than 70 perce...