Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

One out of five Americans, or over 40 million people, struggle with behavioral health each day. I...

You may not know Rachelle Schultz of Winona, MN—but you probably can appreciate the concerns she ...

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

This joint HPOE and Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital webinar discus...

At a 350 bed community teaching hospital, potentially preventive readmissions data from the Illin...

The problem faced by the health system was the lack of a coordinated approach for the review and ...

Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

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

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's quality award submissions are highlighted on HPOE....

This academic medical center developed and implemented a program to improve outcomes and reduce r...

“Every staff member counts” and “every patient counts.” With this mantra, AllianceHealth Pryor in...

A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...

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 ...

A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...

State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and h...

In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health p...

Utilizing Six Sigma's DMAIC model, this project looked at ways to decrease errors in the document...

Patient safety is the number one priority at this facility. After discussing medication errors at...

In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

Within the organization over the last year, a new division of four hospitals was created, with th...

The pediatric team at this hospital recognized the need to improve processes surrounding care of ...

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

This blog post is from H&HN, the journal of the American Hospital Association and was written by ...

A performance improvement project was initiated to reduce the number of elective inductions and c...

The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

The decision was made to proceed with efforts to eliminate elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks ...

As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

SMH was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative designed to improve quality, effi...

Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...

This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...

Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...

The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

Children with cystic fibrosis have better lung function and survival rates if their body mass ind...

The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development recently released the report Bridging ...

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...

Making incremental changes and collaborating with area hospitals and community organizations have...

Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in develop...

With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

Managing population health, financial planning for value-based care and payment, and leading impr...

During 2011, the hospital joined the IHA Project Re-Engineering Discharge (RED) collaborative to ...

Today’s hospital and care system leaders are addressing challenges while maximizing opportunities...

At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations acro...

The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...

Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as th...

Each year, the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement takes an in-depth look at a single topic ...

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...

Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

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 ...

In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...

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

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...