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

May 2nd, 2017

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

November 7th, 2016
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When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...

April 11th, 2016
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The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

June 8th, 2015
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The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

June 3rd, 2015
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This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...

March 10th, 2015
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Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

February 20th, 2015

Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, a 237-bed facility in Orlando, Florida, used best practices and peer-to...

February 5th, 2015
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Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...

February 5th, 2015
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Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, a 184-bed facility in Elgin, Illinois, examined quality metrics t...

February 5th, 2015
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St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...

February 5th, 2015
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St. John's Hospital, a 431-bed facility in Springfield, Illinois, used best practices and peer-to...

February 5th, 2015
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UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...

February 5th, 2015
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Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...

August 18th, 2014

Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...

November 1st, 2012
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Adoption of rapid response teams has grown dramatically in hospital settings. Despite limited evi...

March 2nd, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

January 1st, 2012
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Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

October 1st, 2011
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The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...

September 1st, 2011
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This multi-case study describes how eight hospitals used Lean Six Sigma to examine and improve wo...

November 1st, 2010
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The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...

August 1st, 2009
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