Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This week, June 4-10, 2017, the AHA's Association for Community Health Improvement is celebrating...

The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond t...

Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever....

To improve community health, Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (MGH&FC) in Shelton, Wash...

Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical C...

A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavior...

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

Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...

One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality f...

A collaborative network of hospitals and community organizations is improving behavioral health c...

Baseball managers tinker with team lineups to improve results on the field, and hospitals can do ...

Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...

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

Teamwork champions on a diverse change team: These were key as The MetroHealth System in Clevelan...

Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...

“Mobility is medicine,” say clinicians and volunteers working together to improve patient care at...

Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...

Here’s the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on ...

The “second curve” of population health involves an integrated approach to improving patient and ...

The health care field leaves a large environmental footprint, but hospitals and health care syste...

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

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...

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

The aviation industry has successfully used checklists to ensure safe air travel for passengers a...

Everyone is talking “population health management,” and many health care organizations are succes...

Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...

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

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

At the 7th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium in Chicago this fall, Kathi Patterson,...

Aesop?s fable "The Bundle of Sticks" teaches a lesson in working together: "Union gives strength....