Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

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

A complete list of every HPOE/HRET guide created since 2010. This list features nearly 80 guides ...

Because the medical center’s lost charge capture related to IV injection and infusions totaled $8...

This project has decreased cycle time for medication reconciliation at time of admission and for ...

The CK-MB Test is a traditional blood test of a cardiac marker used to assist in the diagnosis of...

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program...

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Serv...

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

This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...

The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...

The concept of the Triple Aim is  widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...

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

Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...

Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and pe...

This toolkit is a user-friendly “how-to” guide to help accelerate the elimination of health care ...

This webinar introduces and explains the ONC-sponsored SAFER guides, which can be found at http:/...

In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...

The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variati...

A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...

Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

The 2014 AHA Chair-elect Jonathan  Perlin, MD, co-authored this paper and companion financial mod...

Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...

This article explores how geographic health information systems can be used to improve the health...

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

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

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

Many of the nation's hospitals and health systems have made progress laying the building blocks f...

This report from the Department of Health and Human Services describes a plan to bolster implemen...

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

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

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...

According to the Pew research center,  74 percent of all adults in the United States use the Inte...

After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

Increasing patient adherence to medications? Check. Providing safe, patient-centered care? Check...

Electronic Health Records implementation is still highly heterogeneous across health care systems...

Three hazards involve health IT system-related technologies While today's health technology adva...

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

Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and im...

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