The Affordable Connectivity Program provides low-income households with up to $75 a month to pay for internet service plans.
view more »Association to Host Climate Convening
Sept. 11, 2023 ||This Oct. 31 convening will gather member leaders to share insights and receive resources to promote resilience and reduce greenhouse gases.
view more »Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training
July 20, 2023 ||George Mason University and Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and StressPal Inc. have opened enrollment for a no-cost, self-paced program to prevent burnout and promote resilience among health care professionals.
view more »The April 13 webinar will highlight how health care institutions can advance climate-informed patient care, climate mitigation, and community climate resilience.
view more »The Health Systems Implementation Initiative aims to decrease the lag between publication of health research and adoption of findings into practice.
view more »Workplace Well-Being, Mental Health Education Opportunities
March 9, 2023 ||George Mason University will offer a lecture on workplace well-being and "mental health first aid" trainings for health care professionals.
view more »NAM Launches Survey on Health Sector Decarbonization
Feb. 17, 2023 ||The National Academy of Medicine seeks input from health care stakeholders on health sector decarbonization and the effect of climate change on health.
view more »PCORI Issues Workforce Development RFI, Offers Grant with AHRQ
Jan. 20, 2023 ||The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seeks community input on opportunities to develop and support the PCOR workforce and offers a grant alongside AHRQ to support Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research Centers.
view more »Mental Health First Aid Certificate for Health Care Workers
Jan. 20, 2023 ||Working with Essential Hospitals Institute and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, George Mason University will offer virtual Mental Health First Aid trainings for health care workers.
view more »NAM Invites Organizations to Join Climate Collaborative
Jan. 27, 2022 ||The National Academy of Medicine invites organizations to join its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector.
view more »CAHPS Consortium Seeks Survey Testers
Jan. 27, 2022 ||The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) consortium seeks clinics serving patients with low literacy levels to test a new, easier-to-read survey. CAHPS surveys typically are written at the 10th-grade reading level; the new EZ-CAHPS is written at the 5th-grade level.
view more »Hospitals are invited to apply for a new learning collaborative to create or enhance office-based addiction treatment programs for opioid use disorder.
view more »An upcoming members-only learning collaborative will offer expert insight, technical guidance, and peer support to improve Black maternal health outcomes.
view more »Funding Opportunity for Social Determinants of Health Work
Nov. 19, 2020 ||The project will support coalition work to target social determinants of health outcomes related to chronic conditions.
view more »Funding Opportunity for Projects to Build Trust, Equity
Nov. 19, 2020 ||A new grant program will support work to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into internal medicine education and training.
view more »AHRQ to Award Clinical Decision Support Research Grants
Oct. 28, 2020 ||These grants will support projects that implement patient-centered outcomes research evidence into clinical practice through clinical decision support.
view more »The fellowship aims to help physicians transform health care delivery systems, policies, and practices to improve the lives of disadvantaged populations.
view more »In a new report, association member Norwegian American Hospital, an urban hospital filling a safety-net role in Chicago, outlines its journey and challenges faced during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
view more »Five Essential Hospitals Awarded Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards
June 4, 2020 ||Winners demonstrate environmental stewardship by reducing waste and hazardous chemical use and improving energy efficiency and sustainable food service.
view more »Essential Hospitals Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic
May 21, 2020 ||A new report details how essential hospitals activated emergency plans and expanded capacity to perform COVID-19 testing, care for sick patients, and meet community needs.
view more »The trial will test whether plasma from previously infected COVID-19 patients can help patients currently battling the virus recover more rapidly.
view more »RWJF Case Studies Examine Strategies for Meaningful Patient Engagement
April 30, 2020 ||The case studies detail three health care organizations' patient and family engagement strategies, resources required, and effects on the organizations.
view more »Patients Report High Trust of Essential Hospitals
Feb. 3, 2020 ||Patient trust in health care providers is associated with positive outcomes, yet few studies have explored patient trust in hospitals, particularly those serving vulnerable populations. Essential Hospitals Institute is working to fill that knowledge gap.
view more »Survey for Essential Hospitals’ Community Development Partners
Jan. 31, 2020 ||Build Healthy Places Network is surveying community development corporations about their work with health care partners to improve health in marginalized communities; the survey is due Feb. 7.
view more »Researchers studied 3,608 hospitals nationwide, examining the associations between neighborhood social risk factors and seven CMS quality domains.
view more »Root Cause Coalition Announces Two New Learning Cohorts
Oct. 17, 2019 ||Registration for the eight-month food insecurity and housing insecurity cohorts, open to health care leaders and graduate students, closes Nov. 1.
view more »National Academies of Science Workshop on Upstream Approaches to Population Health
Sept. 10, 2019 ||The no-cost workshop will explore the benefits and challenges of promoting upstream interventions to improve population health and health equity.
view more »Ohio State Seeks Input on New Patient Engagement Measure
Sept. 9, 2019 ||Researchers at The Ohio State University invite clinicians to participate in an online survey about patients’ capacity to engage in health care.
view more »Infants born to mothers taking naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder developed no signs of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome while hospitalized.
view more »Funding Opportunity to Study Social Risk Factor Assistance
Aug. 7, 2019 ||Proposals for projects to explore interest in social care and identify social risk screening and assistance strategies are due Sept. 30.
view more »AHRQ Study: ACO Participants More Likely To Conduct Home Visits
July 31, 2019 ||Health care practices participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs) are more likely than non-ACO practices to use home visits to manage patients who need complex care.
view more »NIH Funding Opportunity for Aging Research
July 29, 2019 ||The National Institute on Aging has announced two new funding opportunities to recognize emerging physicians and health professional investigators focused on aging and aging-related diseases; applications are due Oct. 22.
view more »AHRQ Resources for Overcoming Health Literacy Limitations
July 24, 2019 ||Recognizing that 88 percent of U.S. adults lack health literacy skills, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published several resources to make health information easier to understand.
view more »AHRQ Offers New Primer on Health Care Provider Burnout
July 17, 2019 ||The new web resource includes a rich collection of links to relevant studies and other research, a sidebar of reference materials, and a summary of how various organizations have worked to prevent burnout.
view more »The retrospective study used AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data from 2011 to 2015 to estimate the effects of Medicaid coverage expansion on hospital utilization rates, costs, and patient illness severity.
view more »Grant Opportunity to Implement Patient-Centered Group Care
May 24, 2019 ||Centering Healthcare Institute requests proposals for implementation awards to increase access to its CenteringParenting care model; second wave proposals are due May 31, and third wave proposals are due July 31.
view more »Targeting Legal Needs to Improve Health
May 24, 2019 ||A new case study highlights association member NYC Health + Hospitals' partnership with LegalHealth to provide legal assistance to patients.
view more »Four essential hospitals were honored for their environmental sustainability practices and commitments to mitigate climate change.
view more »CDC Funding Opportunity for Maternal Mortality Prevention
March 12, 2019 ||This funding opportunity supports the formation of Maternal Mortality Review Committees, which will work with the agency to collect and analyze maternal death data.
view more »The Joint Commission to Host Annual Physician Leader Forum
March 12, 2019 ||This quality improvement and patient safety forum features expert speakers, transformation strategy workshops, and networking opportunities.
view more »With a keen knowledge of community needs and resources, community health workers can have a powerful influence on health outside hospital walls.
view more »New Funding Opportunity for Diabetes Prevention
Feb. 19, 2019 ||The multiyear grant opportunity seeks to test and evaluate innovative approaches to address prediabetes, as well as support enrollment and retention in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program.
view more »RWJF Announces Health and Climate Solutions Funding Opportunities
Jan. 18, 2019 ||Essential Hospitals Institute seeks to partner with member hospitals that launched programs to adapt to climate change and improve community health.
view more »New Work in the Emerging Field of Complex Care
Dec. 13, 2018 ||Essential Hospitals Institute is committed to advancing the field of complex care, especially for hospitals serving a safety-net role. Institute Director Kalpana Ramiah, DrPH, MSc, took part in a recent conference where a new Blueprint for Complex Care was unveiled.
view more »PCORI Offers up to $20M for Anxiety Treatment Research
Nov. 28, 2018 ||Applications will open Jan. 3, 2019, and applicants are invited to an informational town hall session on Jan. 22 at noon ET.
view more »Eskenazi Health Wraparound Services Reduced Costs, ED Visits
Oct. 11, 2018 ||A new Health Affairs article links onsite wraparound services to a reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits at association member Eskenazi Health.
view more »RWJF Launches Power of Partnership Initiative
Oct. 11, 2018 ||Health system leaders are encouraged to share with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation how consumers have changed their organization's practices; stories are due Oct. 24.
view more »Essential Hospitals Improve Patient Safety with AHRQ Toolkit
Oct. 1, 2018 ||Essential hospitals MedStar Health, in Washington, D.C., and Christiana Care Health System, in Wilmington, Del., improved communication about patient safety events with a toolkit developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
view more »Apply for RWJF Fellowship on Reducing Medical Overuse
Sept. 24, 2018 ||This nine-month fellowship program for clinicians in safety-net settings will focus on reducing medical overuse, such as testing and treatments in which the potential harms outweigh the benefits; applications are due Dec. 3.
view more »PCORI Updates Disparities Research Areas of Interest
Sept. 12, 2018 ||The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute focuses on three new areas of interest in this funding opportunity, which supports clinical effectiveness research that seeks to eliminate health care disparities; letters of intent are due Nov. 6.
view more »AHRQ Seeks Suggested Topics for Evidence Reports
Sept. 12, 2018 ||The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will accept proposed topics for Evidence-based Practice Center reports through Sept. 21.
view more »RWJF Announces Culture of Health Funding Opportunities
Sept. 12, 2018 ||Applications are open for two projects of particular interest to essential hospitals: the Systems for Action research program and the Culture of Health Prize.
view more »Essential Hospital Researcher Develops Ebola Vaccine
July 30, 2018 ||A vaccine developed in part by UTMB professor Thomas Geisbert, PhD, helped contain a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
view more »Project ACHIEVE Study Identifies Desired Care Transition Outcomes
June 14, 2018 ||Research, led by the University of Kentucky and supported by Essential Hospitals Institute, found that outcomes most important to patients and families are preparedness, accountability, and feeling cared for by providers.
view more »Study Finds ACA Marketplace Improved Coverage, Access
April 30, 2018 ||Researchers found a decline in uninsurance rates and an increase in medical service use, access, and diagnosis of certain chronic conditions among previously uninsured adults.
view more »Practice Ownership Changes Do Not Compromise Patient Responsiveness
April 6, 2018 ||Hospital ownership of physician practices can yield benefits, including improved responsiveness to patient needs, University of California researchers have found.
view more »Essential Hospital Targets Heart Disease with Health IT
Feb. 28, 2018 ||Henry Ford Health System, in Detroit, used electronic health records to decrease venous thromboembolism and improve preventive care, saving $1.44 million in direct costs and up to $3 million systemwide annually.
view more »Recent research at the lab includes development of new evaluation tools for eye tracking, blood-based biomarkers, and brain oxygenation after injury.
view more »PCORI Announces New Disparities Research Areas of Interest
Dec. 18, 2017 ||This funding opportunity will support clinical effectiveness research involving populations at risk for health disparities; the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will issue a full announcement on Jan. 16, 2018.
view more »PCORI to Award $90 Million For Comparative Effectiveness Research
Dec. 13, 2017 ||Applications will open Jan. 16, 2018, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will hold an informational town hall session for interested applicants on Jan. 29 at noon ET.
view more »Einstein Medical Center Finds Women Prefer Annual Mammograms
Dec. 11, 2017 ||Though the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends women get mammograms every two years starting at age 50, women surveyed prefer annual mammograms.
view more »Crisis Stabilization Unit Helps Divert Patients from ED, Jail
Dec. 11, 2017 ||Patients who do not need to be admitted to the hospital are referred to the crisis stabilization unit at Sinai Health's Holy Cross Hospital for behavioral health treatment in a calm, safe space.
view more »Christiana Care Researchers Develop New Breast Cancer Screening
Nov. 9, 2017 ||The test, which uses epigenetics instead of targeting a specific tumor to detect cancer, could be simpler and more cost-effective than existing screenings.
view more »Hospitals Aim to Curb Opioid Overdose Deaths
Oct. 11, 2017 ||Essential hospitals use naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug, to fight the growing opioid crisis; the association will host an Oct. 17 webinar on navigating the opioid crisis at essential hospitals.
view more »Essential Communities: Planning for Population Health
Oct. 10, 2017 ||A new website launched by Essential Hospitals Institute can help hospitals evaluate their community’s greatest needs to determine where population health efforts will be most valuable.
view more »PCORI to Award Up To $90M for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Oct. 3, 2017 ||The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will hold an informational town hall session on Oct. 17 for interested applicants; letters of intent are due Oct. 31.
view more »Funding Opportunity Aims to Overcome Barriers to Care
Sept. 13, 2017 ||The Health Care Access Design Challenge, offered through the Federal Transit Administration, aims to overcome transportation-related barriers to health care access.
view more »RWJF Seeks Culture of Health Prize Applications
Sept. 12, 2017 ||The 2018 Culture of Health Prize will honor communities for innovative partnerships and collective initiatives to improve population health.
view more »OHSU Scientists Make Breakthrough in Gene Editing
Aug. 31, 2017 ||Scientists at Oregon Health Sciences University, a member of America’s Essential Hospitals, for the first time used a gene editing technique to remove disease from a human embryo.
view more »AHRQ Map Offers Data on Opioid-Related Inpatient, ED Services
Aug. 14, 2017 ||The map shows that 39 states experienced an increase in opioid-related hospitalizations, including 32 states that are home to at least one essential hospital.
view more »Blood transfusions have long been used to compensate for significant blood loss or treat blood disorders, but some studies suggest they often are costly and unnecessary.
view more »BMC Makes Major Investment in Fund Targeting Social Determinants
July 27, 2017 ||Boston Medical Center’s contribution will help finance new housing, retail, and job creation in neighborhoods where its patients live and work.
view more »The study finds urban, nonprofit hospitals recognize the role of health disparities in outcomes, but could use greater incentives to make improvements.
view more »Study: HRRP Disproportionately Penalizes Safety-Net Hospitals
July 13, 2017 ||A study finds hospitals penalized more often in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program's first years — including safety-net hospitals — were more likely to be penalized all five years.
view more »IHI Continues To Build 100 Million Healthier Lives Campaign
July 10, 2017 ||The campaign focuses on improving health equity, while acknowledging that environment and social factors play a large role in determining health outcomes.
view more »ACA Led to Improved Care Access for Low-Income Adults
July 7, 2017 ||Researchers examined outcomes in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Texas; they found expanding access to health coverage improved care access and affordability.
view more »CDC Releases Population Health Data for 500 Cities
Dec. 13, 2016 ||The 500 Cities Project — a collaboration between the CDC and RWJF — is bringing expanded public health data to 500 cities across the country, allowing communities to evaluate health on 27 metrics.
view more »Population Health a Strong Focus of VITAL2016
July 13, 2016 ||As a high priority for America’s Essential Hospitals, meeting patients’ social needs highlighted many educational sessions at VITAL2016, the association's annual meeting.
view more »Research Highlights Disparities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Patients
July 12, 2016 ||Researchers found significant health disparities between gay men, bisexual men, and bisexual women, compared with men and women who identified as heterosexual.
view more »PCORI, NAMI Briefing Offers Insight on Mental Health Care
July 8, 2016 ||Panelists discussed problems and potential solutions at the briefing, which pointed to low patient engagement, lack of resources and knowledge, and the need to integrate physical and behavioral health as key challenges.
view more »New Tool Aims To Improve Population Health
June 24, 2016 ||Downloadable tool from NCHPAD charts 5 sectors of the community and targets physical activity and healthy eating as key areas to improve population health.
view more »Study: Essential Hospitals Remain Essential after Reform
June 23, 2016 ||The new BMC study underscores “the importance of continued support for safety-net and minority-serving hospitals as national reform unfolds."
view more »Population Health Concerns Vary from State to State
June 16, 2016 ||Becker’s Hospital Review surveyed executives from each state on population health to determine the most pressing health concerns.
view more »IHI Offers New Guidance on Population Health
June 15, 2016 ||New report from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) outlines five tips — or “watch-outs” — for improving population health.
view more »AHRQ Review Analyzes Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities
June 15, 2016 ||The agency examined existing research on vulnerable populations to provide strategies for reducing health disparities.
view more »Using Social Determinants in EHRs Would Improve Health Equity
June 1, 2016 ||Reports from the Health and Medicine Division — formerly IOM — find that incorporating social determinants into EHRs would reduce disparities in care.
view more »Sociodemographic Factors Affect Health Outcomes
April 18, 2016 ||Updated: Annals of Surgery article covering the impact of patient socioeconomic status on operative mortality.
view more »Essential Hospitals Institute Population Health Study Published
March 17, 2016 ||Findings from a recent population health study conducted by Essential Hospital Institute staff have been published in the March 2016 issue of the Journal for Healthcare Quality.
view more »Tools and Resources for Health Equity Assessment
Feb. 26, 2016 ||The Essential Hospitals Institute has compiled a compendium of tools that might be useful to essential providers as they pursue health equity goals.
view more »America's Essential Hospitals initiative supports hospital's development of an electronic referral, or eReferral, program to connect vulnerable patients to much-needed specialty services.
view more »Webinars to highlight diverse and timely issues, with a focus on bridging public health and health care; and community prevention and population health, and multisector engagement
view more »State Health Gap Reports Inform Population Health Efforts
Dec. 17, 2015 ||Reports examine the extent of health gaps among counties, what factors influence local residents' health, and what can be done at the state and local levels to make improvements.
view more »Exploring Delivery System and Payment Reform
Aug. 7, 2015 ||Institute researcher discusses the popular and up-and-coming movements in delivery system transformation and alternative payment models.
view more »Health Affairs Details Medicaid’s Commitment to Access and Quality
July 31, 2015 ||Articles focus on innovative waivers that support states in transforming delivery systems to improve access and quality of care. Another focus is Medicaid coverage in areas of crucial need, such as mental health care.
view more »Health Affairs Explores Financial and Political Aspects of Medicaid
July 30, 2015 ||Articles cover the ACA's Medicaid expansion, Medicaid shortfalls and community benefit funds, and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on Medicaid.
view more »New Website for National Partnership for the Health Care Safety Net
July 22, 2015 ||The new website provides health care providers and policymakers with further information about the National Partnership as well as access to resources for collaboration and tackling health policy issues.
view more »New Program Aims to Boost Female Health Care Leaders
June 18, 2015 ||The Essential Women’s Leadership Academy aims to decrease the gender gap in executive level positions at essential hospitals.
view more »Whether as part of community benefit requirements or in addressing the social determinants of health, hospitals can engage in community development initiatives to encourage health improvements beyond the hospital walls.
view more »Study: Consistency, Transparency Lacking in Hospital Ratings
March 9, 2015 ||Findings suggest variation among four national hospital ratings systems decreases value to consumers and providers
view more »Study: Do workplace improvements alleviate physician burnout?
March 3, 2015 ||Hennepin County Medical Center found that better communication, workflow, and targeted quality improvement projects improved physician burnout, dissatisfaction, and retention.
view more »Remarkable Population Health Programs Across the Nation
Feb. 5, 2015 ||An interactive map takes you across the nation, exploring remarkable population health programs from members of America's Essential Hospitals.
view more »In recent journal articles from the New England Journal of Medicine and Medical Care, researchers explore issues related to Medicare accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.
view more »Social Determinants of Health: The Ripple Effect
Jan. 28, 2015 ||Association researcher concludes web series by describing the web-like effect of social factors on health and treatment
view more »Social Determinants of Health: Exploring Healthography
Nov. 25, 2014 ||Association researcher Janelle Schrag explores insights from APHA's annual meeting, which targeted neighborhood factors as important health indicators.
view more »Reinvesting ACO Savings to Address Social Determinants of Health
Nov. 12, 2014 ||A recent Health Affairs article explores how Hennepin Health uses ACO savings from decreased ED visits, better primary care to help the homeless, mentally ill.
view more »Recent Articles on SES, Medical Homes, Health Equity, and More
Oct. 8, 2014 ||Recent journal articles explore socioeconomic status, accountable care organizations, and other issues relevant to essential hospitals.
view more »Recent journal articles explore interventions to reduce readmissions, uncover barriers to recovery for vulnerable adults, decrease emergency department utilization, and more.
view more »A Critical Focus: The Social Determinants of Health
July 24, 2014 ||The social determinants of health are a critical topic for essential hospital providers - learn more from this avid researcher's perspective.
view more »Care Coordination Models, Patient Safety Partnerships, and More
July 16, 2014 ||Recent articles from Health Affairs, the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, the Journal for Healthcare Quality, and The New England Journal of Medicine explore efforts to reduce readmissions and infection rates, improve patient safety, and more.
view more »Recent journal articles curated from Health Affairs and the New England Journal of Medicine highlight payment reform programs and strategies and the impact of socioeconomic status on readmissions.
view more »Clinical Decision-Support Systems Effectively Prevent VTE
March 7, 2014 ||A Truman Medical Centers study examines clinical decision support systems’ impact on venous thromboembolism prevention.
view more »Listen to Your Data
Jan. 31, 2014 ||Senior Research Associate Katie Reid, MPH, explains data’s role in research and offers tips for how to keep analyses on track.
view more »Caring for the Underserved: Providers Do Whatever It Takes
Jan. 30, 2014 ||Research Associate Janelle Schrag recounts interviews with four essential hospitals about their chronic disease programs.
view more »Patient Safety: Huddles, Checklists Reduce Harm Rates
Jan. 30, 2014 ||Recent studies, which appeared in the January 2014 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, highlight how several hospitals successfully reduced patient harm in different areas of their organization.
view more »Raising Awareness About Patient Safety at ZSFG
Jan. 29, 2014 ||Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's patient safety officer highlights the power of data and transparency to reduce hospital harm events.
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