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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...
In 2005, Guernsey County in rural Ohio had the state’s second worst late-stage colon cancer rates...
Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...
Preventing hospital-acquired infections, reducing surgical complications and reducing readmission...
The path to eliminating disparities in health care has a few roadblocks: limited resources and ac...
A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...
If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...
If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...
After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...
Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...
Eliminating hospital-acquired infections, preventing patient falls, reducing preventable readmiss...
Every October pink appears on everything from ribbons to football helmets and even illuminates th...
Teamwork between infection control and environmental services professionals at Hunterdon Medical ...
Focusing on strategies to improve quality and achieve health care equity is a growing national pr...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
October 6 – 12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to estimates, in the United States each...
Patients are becoming empowered. As health care consumers, they are reviewing publicly available ...
Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...
At North Shore-LIJ Health System, teamwork is everywhere. This New York health system uses TeamST...
Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...
A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...
A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...
The nation’s health care system is undergoing dramatic change as the country shifts to a value-ba...
In July 2013, the AHA released another collection of action-oriented resources that can help hosp...
It is both “a sprint and a marathon.” That’s how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor...
It is both a sprint and a marathon.” That's how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor,...
Only a small percentage of patients develop a health care-associated infection after surgery, and...
How do you successfully integrate behavioral health and primary care? A recent HPOE webinar highl...
Providing quality care for patients with limited English proficiency can be challenging, even for...
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...
Here’s a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...
Here's a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...
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...
June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...
Children diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavior disorders need q...
Patients may be Christian, Jew, Muslim or of any other religious expression—at Lutheran Medical C...
Think of all the instruments, equipment and furniture in a hospital operating room. Any of these ...
Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing rea...
Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing rea...
Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health p...
More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical s...
Ensuring the highest quality for patient care means continuously reviewing processes and outcomes...
Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...
April is National Minority Health Month. Launched in April 2001 by the National Minority Health F...
The chair files highlight stories of hospitals and health systems that are implementing innovativ...
The Backyard Initiative at Allina Health, based in Minnesota, is truly taking care beyond hospita...
Effective care transitions programs can do more than improve patient care: patients learn to mana...
A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase d...
A commitment to diversity came first. That was followed by specific action projects to increase d...