http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/search HPOE.org delivers the information you need about hospitals in pursuit of excellence. en-us Copyright 2009 American Hospital Association Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:11 CDT http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/2022418855 An interactive map that breaks down CMS core measure rankings by county for the entire United States. ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST Commonwealth Fund http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/3440246068 This guide provides tools and techniques on how to eliminate errors during patient moves from one caregiver to another.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST Hospitals & Health Networks http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/1030006964 This webinar highlighted the essential elements within care coordination strategies for the dual eligible populations, as well as lessons learned from Fairview Health Services, Red Wing, Minn., and Hopkins ElderPlus, Baltimore. <a href="HPOE_Live_Web_PresentationFiles/Equity_2-7-12_webinarpresentation.pptx"target="_blank">Click here </a>to view the presentation only.... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST HPOE http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/7166625226 The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-day mortality rates, suggesting that the right mix of incentives and targets to ensure that pay for performance will drive improvements in patient outcomes have not been found. Even though Congress has required that the CMS adopt pay for performance for hospitals, expectations with regard to programs modeled after Premier HQID should remain modest.... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST New England Journal of Medicine http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/4780581575 Features posters, videos and buttons on MRSA, hand hygiene and infection control.... Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST Public Health Foundation http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/7776021188 Steve Riney, Chief Information Officer at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria, talks to H&HN Senior Editor Suzanna Hoppszallern about how his system's ACO partnership with Caterpillar aims to improve health outcomes for thousands of the manufacturer's employees while controlling overall costs.... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST Hospitals & Health Networks magazine http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/8627537558 The current understanding of what drives readmission focuses on the quality of the inpatient discharge process and on patients' health status (Figure). Health care administrators have relied on this narrow framework to conclude that the best approach to reduce readmission rates is to improve the discharge process for medically high-risk patients. This strategy may yield disappointing results because it misses important factors that contribute to readmission. In this Commentary, we propose a broader framewor... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST JAMA http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/88500073 The article reports the release of new guidance by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on surgical errors. In the article, ACOG cites providers' creation of checklists, systems, and routines and increased patient involvement as critical steps for reducing surgical errors.... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 CST Health Leaders http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/2235315308 This webinar discusses what safety-net providers can do to position and prepare themselves for accountable care organization implementation.... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST National Association of Public Hospitals http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/7792224905 This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST AHRQ