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Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical Center, based in Burlington, is collaborating with several community organizations to provide housing and improve health care to homeless individuals and families. A recent community health needs…
Listed below are the top research questions for the AHA Research Agenda for 2010 to 2012. Below each question are the reports and projects that provide valuable information specific to each research question.  Resources in italics are pending funding or not complete.
Today's final Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) rule presents challenges and opportunities for hospitals and health systems, and the nearly 540,000 directly employed or contracted physicians with whom they partner to deliver quality care.
This webinar focuses on the Cleveland Clinic's best practices around the collection and stratification of race, ethnicity and language preference (REaL) data, cultural competency training and other key programs focused on decreasing disparities in care.
MACRA Tracker: A tool to help evaluate where to invest implementation resources
New analysis finds inpatient hospital drug costs increased more than 38% per admission between 2013 and 2015.
For more information, contact Paula Faria, media relations, at pfaria@wakehealth.edu. Read the AHA/HPOE guide for hospitals “Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project.'