Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

During 2012, despite economic challenges, hospitals and health care systems throughout the United...

The 2012 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality award winners and finalists are highlighted in this webin...

"Commitment to caring" and "quality improvement" and"patient engagement" are more than catchphras...

"Commitment to caring" and "quality improvement" and"patient engagement" are more than catchphras...

Cigna’s Collaborative Accountable Care initiative provides financial incentives to physician grou...

The Florida Hospital Association is proud to recognize the 2012 Celebration of Achievement in Qua...

Annual analysis of the health care of a record number of Americans by the National Committee for ...

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

Beginning in 2014, the reporting of clinical quality measures will change for all providers. Elec...

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

This journal article sought to determine the effects of EHRs on ambulatory quality in a community...

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...

Background: Assessment of patient safety culture has recently expanded in inpatient settings, but...

Hospitals are on a never-ending journey of quality improvement—employing new technologies and tec...

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

Continuous. Quality. Improvement. To achieve that goal, Meriter Hospital, a 448-bed facility in M...

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

The Standardized Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric ESRD (SCOPE) Quality Collaborative helps d...

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has undergone a decade-long cultural transformation to a...

Small but mighty describes Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hosp...

Quality is the first word that comes to mind when we talk about the American Hospital Association...

This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

Resurrection Medical Center had a percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes compliance...

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...

The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.  The award...

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

An interactive map showing quality initiatives by state

In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

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

This commentary presents a model developed to explore how health information technology affects c...