Quality & Patient Safety

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 29 awarded $347 million in contracts to 16 organizations, including the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), to continue efforts to reduce hospital- acquired conditions and readmissions in the Medicare program.
A powerful example of hospital collaboration for better patient care is what we were able to accomplish through the Hospital Engagement Network, or HEN, part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today awarded $347 million in contracts to 16 organizations, including the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust, to continue efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions in the Medicare program. The Hospital…
Hospitals continue to improve patient care, according to results from the second round of the AHA/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN), part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Partnership for Patients initiative.
Hospitals continue to improve patient care, according to results from the second round of the AHA/Health Research & Educational Trust Hospital Engagement Network, part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Partnership for Patients initiative.
Hospitals continue to make great progress in their journey to improve patient care, according to new results released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA)/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET).
This webinar explains the holistic people-process-place approach to satisfaction and shows health care leaders how to use the health care physical environment—an often overlooked resource—to improve the patient experience.
Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of emergency management of chest pain patients.
Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatitis; performing amylase with lipase adds no value over lipase testing alone.