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Maternal Health: Improving Quality Outcomes

Designing care that improves quality and patient safety contributes to improved pregnancy outcomes. These AHA resources highlight success stories of hospitals and health systems that focus on models of care aimed at improving their maternal care quality and outcomes.
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Understanding the Physician-Hospital Relationship

What boards should know about building relationships between valued physicians and hospitals and health systems.
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Governance Principles for Physician Organizations

Healthcare executive support can influence the value these organizations provide.
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Serving Older Emergency Patients with Extra TLC

Hospitals large and small recognize the value of special protocols and services for older patients who seek emergency care.
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Getting Strategic about Shared Decision Making

Boards can foster patient-centered care by encouraging meaningful conversations during patient encounters and by incentivizing clinicians.
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AHA’s Quality Exchange: Collaborate to Drive Excellence in Quality Improvement | Center

A peer-driven initiative focused on fostering meaningful improvements in patient care and organizational performance.
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Stewards of the Patient Experience: The Trustee’s Key Role

The patient experience reflects the organization’s culture. The board must foster a culture that supports employees and providers to deliver the best possible experience time after time.
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Understanding Your Physician Employment Strategy

Oversight of an employed physician network is a new and evolving role for your board. Focus on five key issues, and adopt three best practices, to help the network succeed.