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Stories

U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.
Stories

Postpartum Alert program boosts maternal safety

Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Neb., is striving to improve maternal health outcomes through the newly launched Postpartum Alert: A Life-Saving Maternal Safety Initiative.
Boardroom Briefs
PMG Members

Boardroom Brief: The Role of the Trustee in Organizational Well-Being

Addressing health care worker burnout is essential for maintaining a healthy and productive workforce. Trustees play a pivotal role in fostering a supportive work environment.
Event

Well-Being Debriefings: An Intervention to Support Workforce Well-Being and Patient Safety

This live stream from LLN will explore how well-being debriefings can be integrated into broader safety & quality frameworks within health care orgs.
Content
Public

Caring for Our Kids: Children's Colorado Is Meeting the Needs of Medically Complex Patients

In today's new Caring for Our Kids episode, explore how Children's Hospital Colorado designed seamless care for medically complex kids and their families.
Content

What is Cognitive Load and How to Manage It for Clinicians?

In this new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Michael Privitera, M.D., professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses ways to ease the cognitive load that many physicians and caregivers face, and how simple steps can be implemented to make it easier to focus on what's most important.
Framework

Primary Care Transformation | Care Transformation Framework: Linking Care to Community

Health systems are transforming primary care to provide holistic care that closes care gaps while prioritizing prevention and managing complex health and social needs across the continuum of care in alignment with new payment models.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

When Facing an Unforeseeable Future, Culture Is a Strategic Imperative

Tri-County Health Care in Wadena, Minn., experienced a cultural transformation over the past two years that significantly improved employee engagement, patient satisfaction, quality and safety, and other key operating parameters. What its leaders could not have predicted, however, was how this work also would make both the organization and hospital team members more resilient during the COVID-19 crisis and economic fallout that ensued.
Guides/Reports
Public

Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care

Targeted violence in health care is a serious and growing concern among patients, workers, providers, and communities. To assist in addressing these concerns, the AHA has partnered with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to promote violence prevention strategies and address the escalating threats and acts of targeted violence against health care facilities and their workforce.
Other Resources

TeamSTEPPS Success Stories

Each TeamSTEPPS Success Story provides insights into the approaches and goals that shaped the journey, includes information on actions taken and outcomes measured, and shares recommendations for success from diverse TeamSTEPPS perspectives.