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The guide reports the findings of HRET's review of 300 community health needs assessments, provides strategic considerations for hospital engagement in community health improvement and offers a model of the hospital's role in building a culture of health.
Standards and Certification of EHRsThe movement toward standards adoption will facilitate the ease of sharing health information so that clinicians and patients have the information they need to provide treatment and promote health, in the form and at the time they need it.
This HPOE webinar, held by the Institute for Diversity and Symposium for Leaders in Healthcare Quality, highlights key lessons learned from the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and the 2014 AHA Equity of Care award winner, in regards to dashboards and reports.
Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmissions by participating in the AHA/HRET Hospital Engagement Network. About 200 of these hospitals have currently met the national reduction goals established through the CMS Partnership for Patients…
OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation myocardial infarction. The scope of the original project was to effectively reduce STEMI identification and treatment time, and included three system percutaneous coronary intervention hospitals.
For six months, Brandywine Hospital has not had one central line-associated bloodstream infection. Thanks to interventions learned during its participation with the Health Engagement Network, the team at Brandywine eliminated CLASBIs and is able to maintain that zero rate.
Saint Anthony Health Center, Alton, Ill., took a hard look at data from its cancer program and found opportunities to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the diagnostic and treatment planning processes. Improvement in timeliness of care leads to better patient outcomes resulting in a healthier…
Pekin (Ill.) Hospital used plan-do-study-act with evidence-based practice research, guidelines recommendations from the Hospital Engagement Network and patient feedback to create a care transition program to reduce all-cause, 30-day readmission by 20 percent.
Presence St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patients across the care continuum by engaging all providers. Hospital providers, cardiac rehab staff and a post-acute-care nurse (a liaison between the hospital, long-term care and home care facilities) work…