Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

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

I have been so proud to see America’s hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behal...

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

Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

Sepsis is a medical condition with high rates of morbidity, mortality and cost and it is the most...

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

According to published research data, the majority of cardiac stent patients have no additional r...

Undergoing surgery of any kind can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. The...

Post-discharge phone calls are best practice, but multiple phone calls can confuse and frustrate ...

Ten years ago, Mercy began telemedicine in its ICUs to improve patient outcomes. Today the St. Lo...

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

Hospitals strive to achieve the Triple Aim. This collection of case studies features three exampl...

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System implemented multidisciplinary ICU mobilization teams t...

Addressing the complex needs of older patients and their caregivers is the focus of the Bridge Mo...

Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eas...

With the rapid pace of health care transformation hospitals are looking at ways to redefine the "...

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, decisions made at the state level pla...

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

Transition coaches may be the “glue” between hospital visits and primary care. So says Julie Cann...

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...

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

How do you successfully integrate behavioral health and primary care? A recent HPOE webinar highl...

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

Today we need leaders who can help address the challenges and maximize the tremendous opportuniti...

In 1996, as the growth in managed care increased the role for general internists and primary care...

Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...

Clinical integration is needed to facilitate the coordination of patient care across conditions, ...

Compassionate and cost effective is how Memorial Healthcare System, based in Hollywood, Fla., des...

Purpose. This study assesses the impact of advance directives on end-of-life costs, drawing on ad...

For the past three years, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center has been develop...

In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

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

Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improv...

The Rand Health Insurance Experiment found that patients had little or no control over their hea...

Reining in health care costs has become a central policy challenge for government and a pressing ...

This sponsored supplement explores the challenges of investing for lower-cost devices, services a...

This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a...

This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a "natural experiment" t...

The Problem The Pitt Country Memorial Hospital leadership team decided to reduce surgical compli...