Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

In response to high readmission rates coming from the health system’s skilled nursing facility (S...

The Reducing Readmissions: Making Data Real project decreased acute rehospitalization rates by al...

For several years, the hospital has been focused on reducing 30-day readmissions. After learning ...

A systematic, repeatable approach was developed to monitor pneumonia patients 30 days following d...

Readmissions are a burden for patients, families and health care providers. HSHS St. Joseph's Hos...

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

The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patien...

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

A unique telemedicine consultation between a rural hospital and skilled rehabilitation/nursing fa...

...and therefore decrease the hospital’s financial risk as part of health care reform, increase c...

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

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...

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

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...

Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines re...

Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

Small tests of change can give hospitals momentum and show early progress in improvement projects...

Since 2010, the academic medical center has been supporting a program to reduce 30-day all cause ...

A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...

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

The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

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

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

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

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing rea...

Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 perc...

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

One successful initiative can lead to another. A “nurse transitionist” program at Western Marylan...

This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Rese...

By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...

Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...

Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...

A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

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

Results from the 2010 survey about readmission activities are presented

In late 2010, NAPH administered an online survey to quality directors (or their designee) at 101 ...

Alegent Health, a 10-hospital system based in Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa, wanted an electroni...

Presented by Eric A. Coleman, MD,  this webinar addressed proposed changes in how hospitals are r...

The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...

Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve...

In order to significantly impact the patients with HF and reduce their readmission rates at Prove...