Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize recognizes leadership and innovation in quality improvem...

Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...

A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals that demonstrate progress in achieving ...

Kennedy Health Decreases Sepsis BackgroundKennedy Health is an integrated health delivery system...

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

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

The hospital carried out a multidisciplinary team-based approach to improving the safety and appr...

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

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

There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...

More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical s...

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

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

Shortcomings in the treatment for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were observed. An ...

Occupying a five-block campus on Chicago's west side and serving an area that stretches about 15 ...

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

The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...