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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…
Strengthening - Treatment - Outcomes - Patients Elmhurst Hospital Center participated in developing the STOP (Strengthening Treatment and Outcomes for Patients) Sepsis Collaborative to develop protocols to support early detection and treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency…
The CMS FY2015 Budget Justification included language simply stating that CMS must coordinate with the HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy and receive recommendation from the White House Rural Council. Despite this assertion, several policies remain problematic for rural providers and facilities,…
The answer is HPOE.org. The question: Where do hospital and care system leaders find resources and tools to improve patient safety, quality, clinical integration, population health, and much more? The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence website has one section devoted to the second curve of health…
As the organizations representing more than 5,000 hospitals and health systems across the country, we respectfully urge you to delay the effective date of October 9, 2014 for provisions in the final rule on Disposal of Controlled Substances that would adversely affect hospitals.
AHA Conference Call: Ebola Strategic Lessons Learned for Hospital Executives, February 24, 2015
AHA to Host Call with CDC on Ebola Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. ET, November 10, 2014
Replay: AHA to Host Call with CDC on Ebola, Nov.
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…