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The Chairman's File columns provide just a glimpse of the excellent work that our nation's hospitals and health systems are doing. In 2015, it's been my privilege to serve as AHA board chair and share these inspiring stories about improving all dimensions of care. System transformation requires…
This webinar focuses on continuous quality improvement strategies and forming partnerships with patients, families, local agencies and even competitors.
Mission accomplished, but the work continues. At Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, La., a Lean Six Sigma workgroup set a goal to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections by 20% in 2014. A multidisciplinary team of physicians and staff from across the medical…
The U.S. will need to hire 2.3 million new health care workers by 2025. An aging population, a rise in chronic diseases and increased behavioral health conditions contribute to the need to strategically plan for a workforce that can meet the demands of today and tomorrow. As hospitals and health…
This report explores the unique role of hospitals and its critical importance to the health care system; analyzes the nature of demand and the basic and specialized resources required to meet it; outlines the capacity and financing pressures hospitals face in maintaining this role; and frames…
CMS' Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS site