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

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Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever....

December 5th, 2016
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As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

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This guide features case studies of the 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize winner and finalists. These ex...

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Sanpete Valley Hospital, a critical access hospital in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is leading behaviora...

January 25th, 2016

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

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Patient and family engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, lower health care costs, d...

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In 2008, the two hospital systems partnered with the city of Whittier, the YMCA of Greater Whitti...

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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

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Palmetto Health has pursued multiple initiatives and strategies to promote a healthy community an...

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

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The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...

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

April 6th, 2015

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

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Hospitals and care systems are uniquely positioned to play an integral role preventing violence i...

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Working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this infographic summarizes the findings of a re...

February 23rd, 2015
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With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

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Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...

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The Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Minority Services is using mobile messaging ...

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Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...

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The AHA’s framework for health reform, Health for Life, embraces the need to engage patients and ...

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Kaiser PermanenteOakland, CAKaiser Permanente is a health care provider and nonprofit health plan...

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Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

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Atlantic Health SystemNew Jersey1,308 Beds Atlantic Health System owns and operates Morristown M...

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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

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 For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak c...

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When patients are given decision aids, such as educational booklets, DVDs, or interactive tools, ...

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

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It?s estimated that patients remember and understand about half of the information they receive f...

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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

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SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

January 1st, 2012

The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients'  Wishes and Accou...

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The Problem Progress West didn't so much have a problem but an opportunity. By opening a new hos...

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These programs take health education, information and related services directly to community memb...

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W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...

September 9th, 2008
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