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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...
Analyzing contributing factors and implementing targeted, sustainable solutions have helped hospi...
A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...
Post-discharge phone calls are best practice, but multiple phone calls can confuse and frustrate ...
For its excellent work addressing community health needs, Massachusetts General Hospital in Bosto...
Diversity and inclusion are key strategic goals at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in cen...
“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...
When hospitals care for victims of violence, it provides a window of opportunity to interrupt the...
Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...
Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...
Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...
A national leader in health care equity, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has developed s...
Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...
Patients may be Christian, Jew, Muslim or of any other religious expression—at Lutheran Medical C...
From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...
Involving everyone from front-line staff to executive committees to home health agencies to patie...
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...
By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...
For 18 years, Community House Calls, a UW Medicine program of Harborview Medical Center in Seattl...
Improving quality of care can go hand in hand with eliminating disparities in care. University of...
Providing high-quality care to every child has always been the objective at Children's Mercy Hosp...
Educating staff. Connecting patients to primary care physicians upon discharge. Identifying patie...
A medical staff that is committed to social justice and a vision statement that includes reducing...
A medical staff that is committed to social justice and a vision statement that includes reducing...
The answer is: attracting, retaining and developing the best workforce. The question: What is one...
Efficient bed placement for patients can mean fewer discharge delays, decreased length of stay an...
The mission: to eliminate all preventable harm by January 1, 2012. The team leaders: board of dir...
Transplant recipients are fragile patients, at high risk for infections and fluid and electrolyte...
"Navigating the rising tide of HACs" is what Baystate Medical Center (BMC) calls this project. A ...
Salt and a jar of pickles: That's what one HealthEast (St. Paul, Minn.) transition coach found in...
Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, used "a novel approach" to ...
The journey from good to great for Good Samaritan Hospital of Baltimore started with differentiat...
Joseph Betancourt, M.D., director of multicultural education for Massachusetts General Hospital i...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed i...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed ...
Abington Memorial Hospital has used everything from screen saver reminders to notes from the chie...
Seamless, effective patient handoffs are a critical piece of any hospital?s patient safety framew...
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland, Wash., implemented best practices in patient flow bu...
For expectant mothers at risk for childbirth complications, the OB assist team at Abington (Pa.) ...
As the automobile industry in Flint, Mich., has declined, area residents have faced significant s...
The 3,500 employees of Eastern (Bangor) Maine Medical Center are role models for other employees ...
Extending services beyond the hospital walls to its most vulnerable patients?that is the goal of ...
When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...
The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...
The Problem Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem nationwide, caused, in part, by injudi...
