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Many Medicare patients with life-limiting illnesses had no documented advanced directive while in the ICU. The hospital's aim is to address their physical, emotional and social needs by having a plan of care goal conversation in order to establish a written advanced directive. This project…
The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement strategies that will assist in delivering care that is safe, timely, equitable, effective, efficient and patient-centered.
This webinar featured three case studies, all of which excel in engaging patients and their families, the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Health Central Hospital in Florida and Schneck Medical Center in Indiana.
The AHA strongly supports the conference agreement on H.R. 3230, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 and to urge its quick passage by Congress.
It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, a 380-bed hospital in Boise, Idaho, launched an initiative to reduce falls by half in one calendar year. Led by the hospital's nursing quality and safety coordinator, the project…
The AHA supports the proposed changes to the redetermination and re-enrollment process for qualified health plans (QHPs) sold through the health insurance exchanges. The proposed changes will ensure greater continuity of coverage as the next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15.
A national leader in health care equity, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has developed successful initiatives to promote diversity, improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity.