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Delivering the right care at the right time in the right setting is the core mission of hospitals across the country. The AHA is committed to helping members improve the quality of care they deliver every day. We do so by providing information and assistance on how to improve care and by working with federal lawmakers, regulators and research agencies to create a policy environment on which quality and safety can thrive.
Please come back to this site often to see the latest news from the field and updates on AHA policy and advocacy. Click on the icons below to check out the full range of resources available from the many different AHA initiatives addressing improvement in quality and patient safety.
Hospitals Demonstrate Commitment to Quality Improvement, Trendwatch, October 2012
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AHA News
- Feb 01, 2013 | AHA comments on hospital and vendor readiness for EHR reporting
- Jan 31, 2013 | CMS selects providers for bundled payment initiative
- Jan 31, 2013 | AHRQ director to step down
- Jan 29, 2013 | AHA recommends changes to improve EHR quality measures process
- Jan 29, 2013 | AHA comments on proposed bundled payment performance measure
- Jan 29, 2013 | AHA report provides strategies for engaging patients, communities
- Jan 29, 2013 | AHRMM launches new initiative for supply chain professionals
- Jan 28, 2013 | 2013 AHA Environmental Scan available
- Jan 25, 2013 | AHA recommends changes to MAP draft report
- Jan 25, 2013 | CMS seeks input on CAHPS surveys for outpatient surgery, hospice
- Jan 15, 2013 | After the storm
- Jan 15, 2013 | Technology as an Enabler of Change
- Jan 15, 2013 | Radiation dose management: A patient safety priority
- Jan 15, 2013 | Hospitals strengthen bonds with post-acute providers
- Jan 15, 2013 | Given the choice, patients opt for low-intensity care
- Jan 15, 2013 | Building trust is key to getting docs to warm to new payment model
- Jan 15, 2013 | Mayo goes retro, brings physician's office to the patient
- Jan 15, 2013 | Researchers Aim to Detect Falls...Before They Happen
- Dec 15, 2012 | Cleaner than clean
- Dec 15, 2012 | Stressing science
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Recent Efforts
- Dec 07, 2012 | More than 500 Quality Measures Submitted for Stakeholder Review
- Oct 16, 2012 | FDA Adds More Drugs to Watch List for Fungal Meningitis Outbreak, Asks Providers for Assistance
- Sep 19, 2012 | Comment Letter: AHRQ's Request for Information on Quality Measurement Enabled by Health IT
- Aug 29, 2012 | AHA Comments to CMS Re: Proposed Rule for CY 2013 Hospital OPPS and ACS PPS
- Jul 26, 2012 | AHA To Reps. Rehberg and DeLauro Re: FY 2013 Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Labor-HHS
- Jul 26, 2012 | AHA To Reps. Rogers and Dicks Re: FY 2013 Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Labor-HHS
- Jul 19, 2012 | Four Hospitals Honored for Commitment to Quality
- Jun 25, 2012 | AHA to the Leapfrog Group Re: Hospital Safety Scorecard
- Jun 18, 2012 | AHA Board Supports Policies to Eliminate Early-Term, Non-Medically Necessary Deliveries
- Jun 05, 2012 | The Leapfrog Group to Release Hospital Safety Score Rankings
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The Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions is a unique guide for hospital leaders that gathers the strategies found in the main interventions for lowering the rate of avoidable readmissions and synthesizes them into one easy-to-use resource. This free, downloadable guide was developed after a collaborative meeting with leaders on the subject. It was funded and produced by the Commonwealth Fund, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association. You can download it at www.hret.org/readmissions. |
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