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In this joint HPOE and ACHI webinar, CHNA experts discuss ways to build upon your previous CHNA to bring more value to your community and your hospital.
In January 2011, utilizing the hospital's system-wide electronic medical records, a family medicine physician studied data for the health system's patients between the ages of 18 and 79 to identify those who may be at risk for hypertension. Five algorithms were used to simultaneously query data…
Scorecards aren't just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track outcomes and improve quality and patient safety—and more. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, in southeast Wisconsin, implemented a diversity recruitment and retention scorecard that has prompted…
Patients expect and deserve excellent care from their health care providers. This paper highlights multiple areas where hospitals are improving care, encouraging healthier lifestyles and reducing costs.
As telehealth increasingly becomes an integral component of our health care delivery system, and patients become more accustomed to its convenience, hospitals, health systems and other providers will seek new ways to use the rapidly evolving technology in diverse and innovative ways.
Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, was part of the 2013-2014 AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship class. In this podcast, Getman describes her fellowship project, which focused on clinical integration…
n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officially became one entity: San Luis Valley Health. This rural health care system, based in Alamosa, Colo., is now fully focused on engaging community stakeholders and working together to craft a long-term…
AHA Advocacy Issue Paper: Reject Reductions to Assistance to Low-income (Bad Debt)