Antimicrobial-resistant hospital-onset infections and deaths both increased from 2019 to 2020, according to a new CDC analysis.
view more »Horsin’ Around At Erie County Medical Center
Oct. 13, 2017 ||The Buffalo, N.Y., hospital took a creative approach to animal-assisted therapy by inviting two Shetland ponies, Quinton and Lilly, to visit patients.
view more »New UCSD Tool Speeds Up ID of Bacteria in Blood
Feb. 15, 2017 ||University of California-San Diego researchers have found a way to detect harmful chemicals in a blood sample in mere hours, with 99 percent accuracy.
view more »NYC Health+Hospitals Overcomes Challenges to Post-Acute Care
Feb. 10, 2017 ||Under the “Better Way to Live” program, 62 “alternative level of care” patients have been successfully transitioned to a post–acute care facility.
view more »An archived recording of an Oct. 11 hospital quality call with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration is now available for members of America's Essential Hospitals.
view more »RWJF Awards Seven Communities for Population Health Work
Sept. 16, 2016 ||Two of the winning communities are home to essential hospitals: KentuckyOne Health in Louisville, Ky., and Jackson Health System in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
view more »New CDC Initiative Targets Community Health
Aug. 3, 2016 ||The community health initiative, called Health Impact in 5 Years, launches on Aug. 9 with an introductory web forum.
view more »Program Prescribes Nutritious Food for Malnourished Patients
Aug. 3, 2016 ||Flavor Harvest @ Home, a medical nutrition therapy program, provides meals to Lee Memorial Health System patients who are at risk for being malnourished.
view more »Calif. Hospitals Launch Initiative To Reduce Repeat ED Visits
June 30, 2016 ||Six Northern California hospitals, including two association members, are using a shared database of emergency department patients' health records to promote consistent care across providers.
view more »One-Stop Florida Clinic Integrates Behavioral and Primary Care
June 6, 2016 ||Memorial Healthcare System, in Hollywood, Fla., is integrating behavioral and primary care in its new, federally funded program.
view more »CDC Webinars Focus on Social Determinants of Health
June 1, 2016 ||CDC will host two webinars this month to discuss a program to educate health care professionals about the social factors that affect overall health.
view more »HHS Issues Design Challenge for Simpler Medical Bill
May 11, 2016 ||Two association members are among six sites nationally that will test or implement winning solutions in the HHS “A Bill You Can Understand" challenge.
view more »AHRQ to Survey Health Literacy Improvement Work
April 14, 2016 ||Agency aims to find quality improvement measures to assess organization health literacy. Will interview organizations that have worked to improve patient health knowledge, health care system navigation, and condition self-management.
view more »3D Printers Help Surgeons Prep for the OR
April 5, 2016 ||Surgeons and medical residents at The University of Kansas Hospital can use MRI or CT scan data to print replicas of patients’ surgical sites.
view more »Innovative Tool Enhances Breast Cancer Care
March 30, 2016 ||Einstein Medical Center first in Philadelphia to use new device to detect cancer cells during lumpectomies, reducing the risk of repeat operations by up to 50 percent.
view more »RWJF Launches Leadership Development Opportunities
March 18, 2016 ||Four new programs open to providers in various settings to focus on Interdisciplinary research, health policy research, clinical scholars, and culture of health.
view more »CDC Events, Report Focus on Patient Safety
March 3, 2016 ||The CDC has organized two events for Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13-19, and is releasing new patient safety–focused materials on its website.
view more »Essential Oil Could Be Key to Stopping Zika
March 1, 2016 ||University of New Mexico researchers have found a way to use lemongrass oil as a lethal weapon against the genus of mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus and other illnesses.
view more »Center Offers Funding for Payment, Care Delivery Reform
Feb. 23, 2016 ||The National Safety Net Advancement Center at Arizona State University has announced virtual learning collaboratives and grant funding of up to $80,000 for hospitals working to overcome payment and care delivery reform challenges.
view more »Essential Hospitals Combat Opioid Abuse
Feb. 23, 2016 ||Over the past several years, opioid abuse has become a widespread and urgent public health concern in the United States, and essential hospitals are taking steps to prevent misuse and promote better prescription drug management.
view more »UNM Health, Law Launch Medicolegal Initiative
Feb. 16, 2016 ||$2.6 million grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation will support work to provide legal services to children and families living under the poverty line to achieve better health and justice outcomes.
view more »Henry Ford Brings Cutting-Edge Technology to Brain Center
Jan. 29, 2016 ||Detroit hospital among first in nation to deploy state-of-the-art BrightMatter brain surgery technology, which will make possible operations that previously were too risky to perform.
view more »Article Reviews Progress 15 Years after ‘To Err is Human’
Dec. 23, 2015 ||New journal article notes challenges remain since IOM published report, but also points out progress, including reducing CLABSI rates nationwide.
view more »CDC to Award Hospitals for Improved Blood Clot Prevention
Nov. 6, 2015 ||Initiative seeks to strengthen healthcare-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention, raise awareness of successful strategies, and recognize investment in VTE prevention.
view more »Providers Can Impact Adverse Drug Events for Diabetes Patients
Nov. 6, 2015 ||Course will teach providers to use health literacy with diabetes patients, as well as glycemic target goals and patient-centered communication strategies.
view more »Patient Engagement is Critical to Infection Prevention
Oct. 19, 2015 ||International Infection Prevention Week, Oct. 18-24, raises awareness of patient and family engagement, hand hygiene in infection prevention and patient safety
view more »Learning Opportunity for Community Health Partnerships
Oct. 7, 2015 ||Participants will receive training and technical assistance from national community health improvement experts, engage with the new Community Health Improvement Navigator, and exchange ideas with other partnerships. Applications are due Oct. 13.
view more »Proper Device Reprocessing Is Key for Patient Safety
Sept. 16, 2015 ||The CDC and FDA issued a health advisory alerting providers and facilities to properly maintain, clean, disinfect, and sterilize reusable medical devices. Noncompliance creates a gap in patient safety.
view more »Integrating the Homeless into Disaster Response Plans
Aug. 27, 2015 ||New ASPR toolkit helps providers address the needs of people experiencing homelessness in their disaster response preplanning and recovery.
view more »Closing the Gap between Education and Care
Aug. 19, 2015 ||With a grant from the American Medical Association, UCSF is modernizing medical education with an innovative new curriculum focused more on the patient experience.
view more »Essential Hospital Alum Joins NASA Expedition
July 17, 2015 ||A Hennepin County Medical Center former chief resident departs on a new mission to the International Space Station July 22.
view more »AHRQ-funded study shows heart disease drives readmissions overall, while orthopedic conditions drive readmissions to the same hospital. Original admission from the ED also drives same-hospital readmissions.
view more »New AHRQ Tool Fosters Patient-Provider Shared Decision Making
May 18, 2015 ||AHRQ offers an online toolkit, including accredited webinars and in-person workshops, to help clinicians implement its five-step SHARED approach to working with patients to make ideal care decisions.
view more »Online Tool Promotes Safer Opioid Use to Manage Pain
May 18, 2015 ||Interactive tool uses health literacy principles and multimodal, team-based approach to prevent opioid-related adverse drug events
view more »CDC Launches Online Community Health Navigator
May 8, 2015 ||Tool supports collaboration between hospitals, other stakeholders to improve community health
view more »CDC Warns Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities about Listeria Risk
April 22, 2015 ||Information suggests connection between infections and hospital consumption of Blue Bell ice cream products
view more »CDC Adds Measles Outbreak Resources to Website
Feb. 20, 2015 ||New online tools include maps of cases nationally and specific to outbreak linked to Disneyland resort
view more »Essential Hospitals Prepare Doctors to Diagnose, Treat Measles
Feb. 10, 2015 ||At Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, older staff are teaching younger docs with no measles experience how to recognize symptoms.
view more »Health Literacy Tool Could Improve Outcomes, Reduce Disparities
Jan. 21, 2015 ||VCU Medical Center's cancer health literacy tool quickly identifies patients with limited knowledge of the disease and treatment.
view more »CDC Report Shows Progress in Patient Safety
Jan. 15, 2015 ||CDC lists the Partnership for Patients, which includes the association's Essential Hospitals Engagement Network, among initiatives that have lowered the rate of health care-associated infections.
view more »Howard University Hospital Responds to DC Metro Emergency
Jan. 13, 2015 ||Howard University Hospital treats DC Metro accident victims after smoke emergency
view more »CDC Offers Tips, Resources to Prevent and Treat the Flu
Dec. 11, 2014 ||The use of antiviral medications is especially important this season because the flu vaccine might be less effective against some versions of the virus.
view more »NDEP Releases Diabetes Care Principles
Nov. 18, 2014 ||The principles highlight the generally agreed-upon elements of current evidence-based diabetes care, including management and prevention.
view more »Essential Hospitals Aid Countries Struck by Natural Disaster
Oct. 10, 2014 ||HHC has worked with the Afya Foundation since 2008 to donate used and unused medical supplies and equipment to countries struck by natural disaster.
view more »NQF Releases EED Elimination Playbook
Aug. 27, 2014 ||The playbook, developed by a team of leading experts, provides best practices for eliminating EEDs and strategies for overcoming barriers.
view more »CDC Releases Guidance for Treatment of Ebola in U.S. Hospitals
Aug. 1, 2014 ||The agency's recommendations include tips for patient placement, environmental infection control, use of personal protective equipment, and patient care considerations.
view more »‘Most Wired’: Association Members Improving Quality, Safety with IT
July 16, 2014 ||Numerous essential hospitals were named to Hospitals & Health Networks magazine's list of 2014 most wired hospitals
view more »Using Technology to Engage Adolescents in Chronic Disease Care
July 15, 2014 ||Researchers at UC San Diego found that incorporating a dedicated website and text messaging into the care of adolescent patients with chronic diseases improved disease management and self-efficacy and helped patients take control of their own health care.
view more »Collaborating with Data to Understand and Improve Health
June 24, 2014 ||The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and The University of California, San Diego have joined networks that use patient health data to improve patient health outcomes and speed medical diagnoses and cures.
view more »Boston Medical Center Doctors Prescribe Bikes to Keep Patients Healthy
April 15, 2014 ||Boston Medical Center has teamed up with the City of Boston to subsidize annual memberships to Hubway, the city's bike-sharing service. The normally $85 membership is available to eligible low-income Bostonians for $5.
view more »Natividad Medical Center Breaks Down Indigenous Language Barriers
April 10, 2014 ||Natividad Medical Center launched a program to ensure patients who speak indigenous languages receive the highest quality health care possible.
view more »A recent National Quality Forum draft report discusses whether performance measures used in accountability applications, such as pay-for-performance or public reporting, should be adjusted for socioeconomic factors when determining results; share your comments.
view more »AHRQ Revamps Mission Under New Director
Feb. 10, 2014 ||The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's new director, Richard Kronick, PhD, has refocused the agency’s mission to emphasize producing evidence to make health care safer, more accessible, equitable, and affordable.
view more »Report: MD Dress Code Can Help Curb Infection Spread
Feb. 3, 2014 ||Hospitals should encourage physicians to use a certain dress code to reduce the risk of spreading hospital-acquired infections, according to new expert guidance.
view more »Defining the Patient Experience: Study Explains Why Words Matter
Jan. 31, 2014 ||A recent study published in the journal Healthcare identified a set of emotion words that had consistent meanings for patients, families, and health care workers.
view more »APHA Call for Abstracts Now Open
Jan. 21, 2014 ||Deadlines range from between Feb. 10 and Feb. 14.
view more »Timing a Transfer from the ICU
Jan. 21, 2014 ||A recent study found that patients may face increased mortality if they are discharged from the ICU earlier or later than a determined optimal time frame.
view more »Daily Safety Huddles Lead to Harm Reductions
Jan. 15, 2014 ||Reduce patient harm using 15-minute safety huddles, which convene representatives from across the organization to address potential safety concerns.
view more »CMS Releases Quality Strategy
Nov. 12, 2013 ||The agency's quality strategy aligns the agency’s goals with the National Quality Strategy’s six priorities.
view more »HHS 2013 National Quality Strategy Report to Congress
July 11, 2013 ||The second annual update outlined efforts to align and track quality measures
view more »AHRQ Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
July 8, 2013 ||Four strategies that hospitals can use to implement patient-centered practices
view more »HHS National Quality Strategy
May 11, 2011 ||A summary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Quality Strategy for Improvement in Health Care, which was published in March 2011.
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