Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...

Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...

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

Involving everyone from front-line staff to executive committees to home health agencies to patie...

The rural community of Ellenville, New York (population 4,000), and the New York borough of Brook...

A strategy to use a single, integrated EMR has helped make Elliot Health System, based in Manches...

Clinical IT systems create great opportunities and challenges, especially for rural hospitals. St...

The answer is: attracting, retaining and developing the best workforce. The question: What is one...

Overcoming transition challenges requires tenacity and teamwork. During a time of transition befo...

Efficient bed placement for patients can mean fewer discharge delays, decreased length of stay an...

"Navigating the rising tide of HACs" is what Baystate Medical Center (BMC) calls this project. A ...

A focus on wellness to provide better health and better health care is part of the AHA's Health F...

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 ...

Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital has used everything from screen saver reminders to notes from th...

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...

ED bottlenecks are common problems in hospitals causing excessive wait times, decreasing patient ...

The 3,500 employees of Eastern (Bangor) Maine Medical Center are role models for other employees ...

When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...