Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

There is a critical need to elevate the discussion around workforce planning and development to e...

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

A complete list of every HPOE/HRET guide created since 2010. This list features nearly 80 guides ...

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

Bronchiolitis, one of the most costly and frequent medical diagnoses seen at the hospital, is a s...

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

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...

A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...

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

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

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

TeamSTEPPS is designed to improve patient safety through effective communication and teamwork ski...

The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website highlights quality improvement stories at hundreds...

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

Health care teams that communicate effectively reduce the potential for human error, resulting in...

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

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 ...

The Respiratory Protection Webkit includes a 10-module Respiratory Protection Course and accompan...

The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

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...

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

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...

This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...

The transformation of health care is occurring at a rapid pace causing an increase in the need to...

Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

Baxter Regional Medical Center, a 268-bed facility in Mountain Home, Arkansas, used best practice...

Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...

Sanford Mayville Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Mayville, North Dakota, use...

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

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

Excellent patient-centered care is the goal of a program implemented by the team at McDonough Dis...

Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to...

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

Trustees, senior leaders and quality chairs play a pivotal role as their hospitals and health car...

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...

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

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

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...

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

Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health Sy...

The 2014 AHA Chair-elect Jonathan  Perlin, MD, co-authored this paper and companion financial mod...

Generational differences—one factor of diversity—are changing workforce dynamics. Traditionalists...

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...

This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...

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

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...

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

This report from the Department of Health and Human Services describes a plan to bolster implemen...

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

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

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...

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

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

The traditional behavioral health access model of calling for an appointment which is subsequentl...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

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

According to the Pew research center,  74 percent of all adults in the United States use the Inte...

The University of Connecticut's community-based education program collaborated with community par...