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Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...
This weekend kicks off a not-to-be-missed event for hospital and health system leaders: the AHA’s...
There is a critical need to elevate the discussion around workforce planning and development to e...
This joint HPOE and Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital webinar discus...
Hospitals are helping students with disabilities transition from school to the workplace. Mat-Su ...
Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...
Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...
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 organization used both discrete event and live simulation methodologies to ensure the smooth ...
Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...
A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...
In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...
When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...
Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...
This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...
This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center established the Quality Excellence Council at the beg...
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...
The Respiratory Protection Webkit includes a 10-module Respiratory Protection Course and accompan...
The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....
The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...
Human resources and the nursing leadership team worked together using a PDCA for rapid cycle impr...
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...
Teams of individuals who communicate effectively dramatically reduce the consequences of human er...
Protecting workers from exposure to all types of respiratory hazards is an important issue for ho...
HPOE and Leavitt Partners worked in collaboration to detail how accountable care organizations (A...
This toolkit from OSHA is availalbe to the public and contains references, educational resources ...
Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...
Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...
The country’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improveme...
This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...
Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, a 237-bed facility in Orlando, Florida, used best practices and peer-to...
Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...
Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed facility in Los Alamitos, California, used best practices ...
NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...
Ponca City Medical Center, a 140-bed facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, used HEN best practices an...
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, a 184-bed facility in Elgin, Illinois, examined quality metrics t...
St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...
St. John's Hospital, a 431-bed facility in Springfield, Illinois, used best practices and peer-to...
UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...
This toolkit is a user-friendly “how-to” guide to help accelerate the elimination of health care ...
The Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit is designed to help hospitals, nursing homes, and othe...
Take best practices from two industries focused on safety and reliability—nuclear power and aviat...
In conjunction with Health Services Research, this webinar showcases health IT developments in th...
Three Illinois hospitals received recognition for “delivering quality with distinction” by the Il...
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Wh...
With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...
The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...
Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communitie...
Hospitals and health care systems can support their missions and also many additional benefits by...
This guide explains why hospital leaders should explore sustainability strategies for their organ...
This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance ...
The health care industry is shifting from volume- to value-based payment and care delivery models...
There is a need for greater understanding of the factors that lead to improved process quality an...
A special issue of Health Services Research on “Health Information Technology” is now available. ...
St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...
Providing world-class quality health care may seem an audacious goal for a small or rural hospita...
The 2014 AHA Chair-elect Jonathan Perlin, MD, co-authored this paper and companion financial mod...
This guide is a synopsis of a conversation held at the Association for Healthcare Resource & Mate...
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...
Lean transformation means improved patient care, employee satisfaction and reduced costs as MSHA ...
Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...
At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...
Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...
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 ...
Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...
Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...
In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...
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...