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INTEGRIS Health is the largest Oklahoma-owned health care corporation. Its facilities cover the continuum of care, with five hospitals in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, three regional hospitals across the state, and a joint venture with six other facilities. Recognizing that a large…
Hospitals prepare for the unknown every day to care for their patients and communities.
Beginning August 1, 2014, the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program was restructured from a state-based program, with an individual QIO contractor in each of the 53 states and territories, to five BFCC regional contracts covering the same 53 states…
Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their work with the field.
The results are based on 1,109 hospitals and indicate a slight rise in cultural competency training. However, minorities represented in leadership positions remained flat. This is an update from the 2011 study. The infographic provides a visual snapshot of the major findings in the survey and can…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is writing to request clarification regarding how the appeals settlement offer, announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 29, 2014, impacts the contingency fees Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) received for previously denied…
This webinar describes the initiative, the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding and feature a hospital success story shared by the CEO of Providence Hospital, who talks about applications of quality improvement to drive change in practice to help mothers successfully breastfeed.
Trustees, senior leaders and quality chairs play a pivotal role as their hospitals and health care systems pursue opportunities to transform care and better serve their patients and communities. The AHA offers many resources for the ongoing work to improve quality and safety.