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Hospitals Continue to Improve Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures, Outcomes in 2025

Guides and Reports
New data show that hospitals’ and health systems’ relentless focus on safety and quality improvement is paying off for patients and communities.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety, AHA
Guides and Reports
Public

New Analysis Connects Better Outcomes for Hospitalized Surgical Patients to Improvements in Key Patient Safety Indicators

Guides and Reports
Surgical patients had better outcomes in 2024 vs. 2019, with fewer infections, falls, and major complications, per AHA and Vizient® report.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety, Post-Acute Care
Guides and Reports

Strategies for Medical Surge Management During Public Health Emergencies

Guides and Reports
This guide offers strategies to manage medical surges during a natural or human-caused disaster, with a focus on staffing, supply, space and systems.
Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Emergency Readiness, Collaboration & Partnerships, Workforce, AHA
Guides and Reports

Strategies for Cyber Preparedness in Health Care

Guides and Reports
This guide provides action strategies for hospital and health system teams to protect data, operations and patient care from growing cyberthreats.
Cybersecurity, Emergency Readiness, Collaboration & Partnerships, AHA
Guides and Reports

Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes

Guides and Reports
Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.
Workforce Data, Issues & Trends, Infection Prevention and Control, Safety culture, Culture of Safety, Patient Safety Initiative
Guides and Reports
Member

Building and Implementing an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan for Health Care

Guides and Reports
Health care artificial intelligence action plan defines people, process and technology essentials, ROI, and AI use cases to transform care delivery.
Leadership, Patient-Centered Care, Quality & Patient Safety, Operational Excellence, Financial Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Leveraging Technology, Impact of Technology on the Workforce, ROI, Reimbursement, AHA Center for Health Innovation, Technology Strategy, Access to Behavioral Health, Innovation/New Models of Care
Guides and Reports

Member Report: Quality Trends and the AHA Patient Safety Initiative

Guides and Reports
Explore transformative health care quality insights and the AHA Patient Safety Initiative, addressing challenges, trends and future priorities
Quality & Patient Safety, Performance improvement, Patient Safety Risk
Guides and Reports
Public

New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels

Guides and Reports
This report using data analyzed by Vizient shows that hospital performance on key patient safety and quality measures is better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was right before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety
Guides and Reports

Strategies for Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Outcomes

Guides and Reports
AHA and Epic work to expand hospital use of tools that detect and treat postpartum hemorrhage, a serious childbirth complication.
Patient Safety Initiative, Maternal Health
Guides and Reports
Member

Building a Culture of Safety in Health Care

Guides and Reports
A Letter from AHA Leaders on Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control