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AHRQ guide provides ways to support equity through digital health care technology
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a guide to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health care solutions that involve digital technologies.
AHA podcast: HCA’s AI-Driven Patient Safety Evolution, Part 1
Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer at HCA Healthcare, shares insights into the organization’s bold approach to improving safety outcomes.
AHA blog highlights Quest for Quality Prize, health systems leading in quality and safety
Read about the 2025 winner and finalist for the Quest for Quality Prize.
AHA announces Quest for Quality Prize winner and finalist
Hartford HealthCare in Hartford, Conn., will receive the 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize as a result of their sweeping transformation over the past decade — creating a culture of continuous improvement and system-wide innovation.
AHA’s Pollack details significant progress hospitals have made improving patient safety
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explains how hospitals have made meaningful progress in patient safety and delivering high-quality care, in a column published June 27 by the Future of Personal Health that also appeared in printed copies of USA Today.
Baxter recalls Spectrum infusion pumps
The Food and Drug Administration March 5 announced that Baxter Healthcare Corporation recalled its Spectrum infusion pumps due to the potential for missing motor mounting screws.
New AHA videos share strategies for enhancing patient safety
The AHA Sept. 26 launched a new video series in which former AHA Board Chair Mindy Estes, M.D., has conversations with hospital and health system leaders about strategies that executives and boards are taking to advance patient safety and quality.
Hospital studies identify better way to prescribe best antibiotic for patient
In clinical trials involving 220,000 patients at 59 HCA Healthcare hospitals, algorithm-driven computerized alerts helped clinicians better identify the appropriate antibiotic for 28% of patients with pneumonia and 17% of patients with urinary tract infections, according to studies funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published April 19 in JAMA.
CDC reports 2022 drug-resistant infections remained above pre-pandemic levels
Antimicrobial-resistant infections remained above pre-pandemic levels in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AHA leadership discusses health care innovation, governance and more during World Hospital Congress in Brazil
Leaders of the AHA this week are participating the International Hospital Federation's 47th annual World Hospital Congress in Rio de Janeiro, leading a series of panels that include presentations from health care executives and other officials from around the world.