Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

On May 7, 2017, I swore an oath to become the 118th chairman of the American Hospital Association...

This health system's employee influenza vaccination policy compliance rate was less than 70 perce...

The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

HPOE and Leavitt Partners worked in collaboration to detail how accountable care organizations (A...

Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...

Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...

The country’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improveme...

This toolkit is a user-friendly “how-to” guide to help accelerate the elimination of health care ...

In order to achieve the Triple Aim, hospital leaders must implement strategies to achieve the Sec...

The Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit is designed to help hospitals, nursing homes, and othe...

OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

This webinar showcases the transformational journey of St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., a...

The Stars of the Field is H&HN's second annual AHA awards issue. Hospitals that are making tremen...

Health care organizations are in varying stages of clinical and financial integration as they pur...

Moving from a volume-based payment model to a value-based payment model requires a new set of man...

Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarki...

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

This HPOE presentation highlights the business imperative for equity of care.  As the health care...

As health care leaders implement diverse improvement projects, from reducing hospital-acquired in...

Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

This article explores how geographic health information systems can be used to improve the health...

This articles explores how HealthPartners decided to target nonclinical determinants of populatio...

The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the ris...

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

"Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care" expands on four strategies originally identified in...

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

The goal was to improve turnaround times of troponin and EKGs within the cardiac patient populati...

Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...

Bellin Health SystemGreen Bay, WI Bellin Health System is a nonprofit integrated health care del...

Saint Elizabeth’s Medical CenterWabasha, MN25 Beds Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, part of Min...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Use this tool to assess whether your health-related organization or system, or coalition of organ...

A central goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to significantly reduce the n...

Now, more than ever, hospitals and health system CEOs cannot sit on their hands as new care deliv...

Bernard J. Tyson, a Kaiser Permanente employee and leader for 28 years and its chief operating of...

The mobile app from HPOE will ensure you receive up-to-date alerts when new HPOE guides are relea...

The Florida Hospital Association is proud to recognize the 2012 Celebration of Achievement in Qua...

One of the most vital strategies in the current health care environment is physician-hospital ali...

In an Oct. 17 webinar presented by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWo...

Building a culture of quality and safety in hospitals requires accomplished and courageous health...

Using key metrics, MaineHealth gauges its impact on population health The board's challenge--wha...

PLF hosted a session on achieving team-based health care delivery. David Nash, MD, founding dean ...

UNC Hospitals is committed to providing a patient-centered care environment. A team of leaders is...

A collection of 10 short essays by the industry luminaries who have received HRET's TRUST Award s...

Partner's created the Center for Connected Health to promote technology-enabled innovations in te...

The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement st...

Quality is the first word that comes to mind when we talk about the American Hospital Association...

The OSF cardiac service line implemented a STEMI Improvement project to identify obstacles that c...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Medicine Department made a commitment to improve the quality ...

Saving lives and promoting community health certainly are commendable undertakings. To fully real...

Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the owner...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

Ten existential questions will make the difference between limping into the future and soaring to...

This annual webinar highlights thhe 2011 AHA-McKesson  Quest forQuality winners and finalists. 20...

The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of public and private employers who purchase health care for mor...

The business adage "what gets measured gets managed" applies in health care. Two projects focus o...

As America's hospitals and health systems are transforming care, hospitals are facing challenges ...

Throughout the United States, allied hospital associations—state, regional and metropolitan—are w...

This compendium of guides, reports, and toolkits provides a wealth of actionable resources to hel...

A key ingredient for success under health care reform will be the ability to utilize health infor...

This guide communicates the idea that workforce and human resource practices can positively impac...

The Problem Incorrect patient identification through the registration process increases the pote...

Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable servi...