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April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities ...
Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...
You may not know Rachelle Schultz of Winona, MN—but you probably can appreciate the concerns she ...
A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...
“Small changes can make a big difference.” So say health care professionals working to prevent ad...
One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality f...
Every day, hospitals are successfully meeting challenges and providing quality care in their comm...
Baseball managers tinker with team lineups to improve results on the field, and hospitals can do ...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...
A unique telemedicine consultation between a rural hospital and skilled rehabilitation/nursing fa...
Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...
Education that increases awareness is one of the best ways to transform health outcomes. But, as ...
This year's winners of Health Care's Most Wired Survey are employing information technology to he...
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 ...
The concept of the Triple Aim is widely used, partially because of IHI’s work with many organiza...
After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...
As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...
The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...
Patient engagement is paramount to reducing readmissions and improving quality of life. That’s wh...
n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officia...
Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place. That focus is the strategy for ...
This article from Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, ...
The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...
By focusing on preventive care and health promotion, hospitals are catalyzing change in their com...
Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...
The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...
Whether cheering for soccer, tennis, baseball, softball or another sport, fans no doubt have witn...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...
Everyone is talking “population health management,” and many health care organizations are succes...
Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (popul...
June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...
New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...
Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...
Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY222 Beds The Problem Cheyenne Regional Medical Cente...
Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital...
Geisinger Health SystemDanville, PA545 Beds Geisinger Health System is an integrated health serv...
Our hospital was an early participant in the Premier Quest Collaborative focused on improving qua...
Communication breakdowns continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. Staff at Butler County...
For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...
For people with diabetes, getting the proper treatment for foot wounds can prevent lingering prob...
Alice Hyde Medical Center's new program is designed to ensure safe medication administration in t...
The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...
In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...