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 ...

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

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

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...

What does it take to be a winner? Children's Hospital Colorado received the 2015 AHA-McKesson Que...

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...

This quality project evaluated the impact of translating evidence based CLABSI practice from the ...

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...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that contin...

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

Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

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

Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...

 HPOE is pleased to highlight case studies from the Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute f...

Written by HRET staff member Cynthia Hedges Greising and AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Fe...

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...

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. ...

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

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 ...

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

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...

Integrating the electronic health record to improve the overall care and health of the communitie...

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

The current understanding of what drives readmission focuses on the quality of the inpatient disc...